Salmonella Felicia Sanchez, MPH Student PUBH-6165-5 Instructor: Dr. Raymond Thron Winter, 2011

Click on highlighted text for more details. Table of Contents What is Salmonella? Who is Affected? How Do I Get It? Prevention How Do I know if I Have It? Treatment Key Points to Avoid Infection References Click on highlighted text for more details.

Click on pictures for more details. What is Salmonella? Salmonella is a bacteria that causes food poisoning. Click on pictures for more details. References: http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/index.html

Who is Affected? Salmonella can affect infants, children, teenagers, adults, seniors, and animals. Infants, young children, seniors and those with compromised immune systems are more likely to have a severe reaction. In the United States Salmonella infection has become quite common since 2008, affecting about 400,000 people a year. Reference: http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/index.html

Click on highlighted text for more details. How Do I Get it? Salmonella is contracted by ingesting raw food, poultry and water that is infected with the bacteria. Such as eggs, poultry, beef, fruits and vegetables. Click on highlighted text for more details. References: http://www.foodsafety.gov/poisoning/causes/bacteriaviruses/salmonella.html

Click on pictures for more details. How Do I Get It? (cont.) Eating and handling raw contaminated food. Click on pictures for more details.

How Do I Get It? (cont.) Touching baby chickens and reptiles and not washing hands. Click on pictures for more details. References: http://www.foodsafety.gov/poisoning/causes/bacteriaviruses/salmonella.html

How Do I Get It? (cont.) In 2009 there was an outbreak in the United States in 31 states from the African dwarf frog. It is suggested that children under 5 years should not have pet turtles inside the home. In 2008 there were 135 cases in 25 states from turtle exposure. References: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5851a1.htm?s_cid=mm5851a1_e http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5907a2.htm

Click on pictures for more details. Prevention Eat food that is fully cooked, and thoroughly washed. Click on pictures for more details. References: http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/prevention.html

Prevention (cont.) Wash hands thoroughly after handling raw foods, animals and clean surfaces and utensils. References: http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/prevention.html

Click on highlighted text for more details. How Do I Know If I Have It? It takes the bacteria 12-72 hours to grow before symptoms will occur. Fever, Diarrhea, and abdominal cramps are symptoms associated with Salmonella poisoning. These symptoms usually last 4-7 days. Click on highlighted text for more details. References: http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/index.html

Treatment For most people there is no treatment necessary. Antibiotics is given for 2 wks for those who need it. The possibility of contracting arthritis in the form of Reiter’s syndrome. References: http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/index.html

Key Points to Avoid Infection Wash Hands Wash Produce Thoroughly Clean Counters & Utensils Eat Fully Cooked Food

Salmonella THE END!

References CDC. (September, 27, 2010). Salmonella. Accessed from http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/index.html. CDC. (September, 27, 2010). Salmonella. Accessed from http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/prevention.html. Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Associated with Aquatic Frogs-Untied States, 2009. (2010, January 8) MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 58(51 &52), 1433-1436. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5851a1.htm?s_cid=mm5851a1_e. Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Associated with pet Turtle Exposure-Untied States, 2008. (2010, February 26) MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 59(7), 191-196. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5907a2.htm. Salmonella. (2011). Accessed from http://www.foodsafety.gov/poisoning/causes/bacteriaviruses/salmonella.html.