Salmonella9

Salmonella

Alex Pospiech Period 9

Summary: In the video Jimmy has a stomach virus and goes to see a doctor. The doctor explains what Jimmy has been diagnosed with. He explains all the ways to get salmonella and all the ways to prevent it.

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__Overview __
Salmonella is a type of food poisoning cause by salmonella bacterium. There are many different kinds of these bacteria’s. Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella enteritidis are the most common.

__Pathology __
===Antibiotics can sometimes be taken but are normally only taken if it spreads throughout your whole body. ===

Fever
===Abdominal cramps. === === Symptoms start 12 to 72 hours after infection and the illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. === ===Most people recover without treatment. ===

__Acquisition __
===You can receive salmonella by eating uncooked meats or rare steaks. === ===You can also acquire salmonella by eating raw eggs such as large amounts of cookie dough. ===

__Diagnosis __
===Salmonella is diagnosed based on medical history === ===Physical exam or doctor will ask your symptoms and decide what it is you have. ===

__Treatment __
===Drink lots of water to stay hydrated until it passes through your body. === ===<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Eat your normal diet so you can get the nutrients that you need. ===

__<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mortality rate __
===<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1,000 people in the U.S. die from salmonella each year. ===

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Do not eat raw or uncooked eggs.
===<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Cook foods until they are well done to be the most sure you will not get salmonella ===

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Avoid raw or unpasteurized milk.
===<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Keep uncooked meats separate then prepared food === ===<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Wash your hands after touching one food to the next. === ===<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Wash your hands after touching any kind of animal. ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Works Cited Clark, Marler. “About Salmonella.” //About Salmonella//. Outbreak INC., 2008. Web. 10 Mar. 2010. <http://www.about-salmonella.com/>. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">“Salmonella Overview.” //Webmd//. Healthwise Inc, 2008. Web. 9 Mar. 2010. <http://www.webmd.com/‌food-recipes/‌food-poisoning/‌tc/‌salmonellosis-topic-overview?page=2>.