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effects of salmonella typhimurium?

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Enteritis: Salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium, when acquired from contaminated food, will cause a typical bacterial enteritis which presents with fever and diarrhea and lasts for less than a week.

Question 2

is salmonella typhimurium dangerous?

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Yes and Yes: Like other serotypes of salmonella enterica, salmonella typhimurium can cause serious, potentially life-threatening infection especially in the young, the elderly and the immune suppressed.

Question 3

how does salmonella typhimurium spread?

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Contaminated meat: Ground beef/ poultry.

Question 4

what does salmonella typhimurium need to thrive ?

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Salmonella: Salmonella can be easily passed via contaminated food. Salmonella may be found in the feces of infected organisms.  It cab be in raw poultry &amp; meat as well as raw eggs and seafood. Some fruits &amp; vegetables may also have salmonella contamination. Touching infected reptiles &amp; birds can also lead to infection.

Question 5

how does salmonella typhimurium attack and spread?

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Fecal oral transmiss: Salmonella is spread between fecal material and oral ingestion in people and animals. The infection infects the intestinal tract causing inflammation with abdominal pain and diarrhea. The immune system can also be compromised.

Question 6

can potato salad cause salmonella typhimurium?

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The most usual: salmonella pathogen is salmonella enterica, subtypes of which cause food poisoning. Salmonella typhimurium causes gastrointestinal symptoms when the bacteria is ingested typically from contamination from diseased poultry, hogs and cattle or fecal contamination from food handlers. So the mayonnaise/potato salad source would not be expected for this organism. Hope this is helpful:)

Question 7

how does salmonella typhimurium bacteria spread?

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Salmonella: This organism is spread by the fecal-oral route, usually through contaminated food or water.

Question 8

how do you get salmonella?

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Eating poop: Salmonella is a bacteria that can is transmitted from ingestion of human or animal feces, usually by eating contaminated food.

Question 9

what does salmonella eat

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Food: Salmonella does not have any specific nutrient requirements; it will "eat" the same nutrients that any other bacteria does.

Question 10

can birds give you salmonella?

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Salmonella/bird: Chicken and some birds like quil can casue salmonella.

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