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WANTED: Salmonella typhimurium

WANTED: Salmonella typhimurium. By: Ashley Parker. Salmonella typhimmurium. Description. One of the leading causes of food poisoning, it is travelled by feces of humans and animals. It can be transferred from animals to humans. How it attacks.

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WANTED: Salmonella typhimurium

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  1. WANTED: Salmonella typhimurium By: Ashley Parker

  2. Salmonella typhimmurium

  3. Description • One of the leading causes of food poisoning, it is travelled by feces of humans and animals. It can be transferred from animals to humans.

  4. How it attacks • Salmonella can be spread by raw, dirty, unclean water and food. • It is transferred by the fecal oral route.

  5. Victims • Usually people from 3rd world countries are affected the most, because of the feces in the water. It affects people with worn immune systems, elderly and young people.

  6. Hide out • It is found in uncooked foods, and in the feces of animals. Inside the body, it is found in the intestinal tract.

  7. Injuries • Diarrhea • Stomach cramps • Fever • Vomiting • Nausea

  8. Dangerous? • Salmonella T. had dangerous effects like • Typhoid fever- constipation, sore throat, headaches, rash on chest, and slowed heartbeat. • Bacteremia- infection travels to bloodstream affecting the spinal cord • Reiter’s symptom- uncommon, but can cause early arthritis, eye irritation and UTI

  9. Number of Victims • There are 14 cases per 100,000 • 30,000 in U.S. yearly

  10. Weapons • Usually clears up without treatment, but re-hydration maybe needed through an IV • If you have a more serious infection it may be treated with ampicillin, gentamicin.

  11. Cell Change • The cells are changed in the intestines to release more water, which causes the diarrhea.

  12. Facts • People with Salmonella T. usually feel the effects for three to seven days, then it usually goes away. • Was named after the discoverer Daniel Elmer Salmon.

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