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what is salmonella food poisoning?
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Dr. Sidney Vinson answered
27 years experience Gastroenterology
Bacterial infection: Saonella is a bacteria often found in poultry which causes intestinal infection in humans. Symptoms include diarrhea which may be bloody, fever, chills, stomach cramps, and sometimes nausea and vomiting. Most people will recover without any treatment but the infection can be very dangerous to the elderly, children or the sick.
Answered on Oct 28, 2020
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Dr. Michael Rupp answered
21 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Infection: Salmonella food poisoning is a sickness of the digestive system caused by infections with a bacterial genus called Salmonella. It can cause fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and other symptoms. MIT is usually acquired from contaminated eggs or poultry.
Answered on Sep 12, 2014
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Dr. John Hanna answered
35 years experience Family Medicine
Treamtment: Treatment with anti-biotic that has the ability to fight the infection. Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is one that covers, but there have been more and more i ... Read More
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Dr. Yash Khanna answered
57 years experience Family Medicine
13.5 per 100000: Incidence of salmonella has gone down in last few years.In 2009, 40000 cases were reported by cdc, that is 13.6 cases per 100000.
That is the last st ... Read More
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Dr. Joel Gallant answered
36 years experience Infectious Disease
Hydrate: Usually nothing. It runs its course without treatment. Antibiotics are recommended only for certain people: the elderly and immunosuppressed, for ex ... Read More
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Larry Lutwick answered
49 years experience Infectious Disease
Febrile diarrhea: Salmonella is a common cause of food borne illness and can be associated with many different foods. Most people have fever and diarrhea which usually ... Read More
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