Transcript Salmonella - Boulder Valley School District

Grace Pyatt & Kelly Smith
Period 4
Salmonella- Bacterial infection
causing inflammation of the lining of the
stomach and other intestines. It is a rodshaped gram-negative enterobacteria that
causes typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever
and the food borne illness called
salmonellosis. It is the name for a large
number (25,000) different types of
bacteria. A low 40,000 cases are reported
each year in the United States.
Theobald Smith, an American
veterinarian first discovered the bacteria
that caused salmonella and other infections
such as cholera. It was named after the
administrator of USDA research program,
Elmer Salmon.
Theobald Smith!!!
Abdominal cramping
or pain
 Abdominal tenderness
 Chills
 Diarrhea
 Stomach feels hot to
the touch
 Fever
 Nausea
 Vomitting
 Soreness/weakness
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The doctor you
see will first check
for abnormal pain in
the stomach and
look for the
appearance of tiny
pink spots called
rose spots. Some
tests performed
may be stool
culture, febrile/cold
agglitinins (looks for
certain antibodies.)
The ultimate goal in treating salmonella
is to replace lost fluids and electrolytes. This
can sometimes be done using antibiotics.
Chainging your regular diet to BRAT, which is
bananas, rice, apple sauce and toast. This
diet will guarantee less pain because it is
working to make the stools firmer. For
children, ibuprofen works well.
 Proper
food handling and storage
 Wash hands with WARM water and soap
 When handling a reptile or its feces it is best
to wear gloves because it is a semi-rare
bacteria that can be transmitted to different
species.
Cattle and the most common-poultry
 Sometimes but rarely in sheep, pigs, goats,.
Ribbits, dogs, seabirds, rodents, porpoises, cats
and horses.
 Bacteria can be carried on the animal for weeks
or months and will linger on it for even longer
after recovery.
 Fecal-oral route
 Stress in animals will spread bacteria more
easily.
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