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Is Salmonella taking over your Kitchen?

Is Salmonella taking over your Kitchen? . By: Deepali Patel MPH Student Walden University PUBH 6165 Instructor: Dr. Patrick Tschida Term 4. What is Salmonella?. Gram Negative, rod shaped, non spore forming bacterium facultative anaerobe that produces hydrogen sulfide

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Is Salmonella taking over your Kitchen?

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  1. Is Salmonella taking over your Kitchen? By: Deepali Patel MPH Student Walden University PUBH 6165 Instructor: Dr. Patrick Tschida Term 4

  2. What is Salmonella? • Gram Negative, rod shaped, non spore forming bacterium • facultative anaerobe that produces hydrogen sulfide • Typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, food borne illness. • Salmonella Enteritis

  3. Salmonellosis • Diarrhea • Fever • Abdominal cramps • Nausea

  4. Where is Salmonella found?

  5. How to Keep Salmonella Away • 1. Say NO to raw foods • 2. Wash hands, surfaces, utensils thoroughly if in contact with raw foods. • 3. Be careful not to handle infants when handling raw foods. • For more information on how to prevent Salmonella click here

  6. Salmonella and Eggs • Infection via Hens • Where to buy eggs • Where to store your eggs • Proper handling of eggs

  7. Changes to Salmonella infections in the United States

  8. How to treat Salmonella • Fluids • Ciprofloxacin

  9. For More Information • For more information on proper food handling refer to THIS.

  10. References: • Braden, C. (2006). Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis and eggs: a national epidemic in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication Of The Infectious Diseases Society Of America, 43(4), 512-517. • Usda. (29 J). Retrieved from http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Basics_for_Handling_Food_Safely/ • “Tips to reduce your risk of Salmonella from eggs.” Cdc-Salmonella. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/Features/SalmonellaEggs/ • Cdc - salmonella. (2010, September 27). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/index.html

  11. Thank You!

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