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Salmonella Prevention

Salmonella Prevention. What is salmonella?. Salmonella infection, or salmonellosis, is a bacterial disease of the intestinal tract. People become infected mostly through contaminated water or foods, especially meat, poultry and eggs. Every year, in Houston, salmonella cases increase in June .

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Salmonella Prevention

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  1. Salmonella Prevention

  2. What is salmonella? Salmonella infection, or salmonellosis, is a bacterial disease of the intestinal tract. People become infected mostly through contaminated water or foods, especially meat, poultry and eggs.

  3. Every year, in Houston, salmonella cases increase in June. • Children under the age of five accounted for more than 44 percent of the reported salmonella cases; most affected population. Risks in Houston http://www.houstontx.gov/health/Epidemiology/salmonel.htm

  4. In terms of race and ethnicity: • Hispanics had the highest number of cases at 36% • Whites: 28% • Blacks: 19% • Unknown: 9% • Asians and others: 8% Risks in Houston http://www.houstontx.gov/health/Epidemiology/salmonel.htm

  5. Each year, 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) gets sick and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases. • Reducing foodborne illness by just 10% would keep 5 million Americans from getting sick each year. Foodborne illnesses http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/cdc-and-food-safety.html

  6. How to prevent salmonella

  7. Cooking meat at proper temperatures

  8. Cooking meat at proper temperatures

  9. Always properly dispose your garbage and see that litter and garbage are timely recycled. Maintain healthy and hygienic surroundings http://salmonellatreatment.org/salmonella-prevention/

  10. Generally animals and pets are the most common carriers of Salmonella. • Always wash your hands after playing with pets. • Wash your hands after coming in contact with animals like turtle, snakes, and pigs. Wash your hands properly after playing with your pets http://salmonellatreatment.org/salmonella-prevention/

  11. Hens carry bacteria through their intestines and even before the formation of outer shell of the eggs, the Salmonella bacteria can be present inside. • Never eat raw eggs – eat only thoroughly cooked eggs. Processing, cooking and consuming raw eggs or poultry http://salmonellatreatment.org/salmonella-prevention/

  12. Processing, cooking and consuming raw meat • When processing raw meat be careful with defrosting and cleaning. • Properly wash and clean the dishes and kitchen boards, knives and platform with soap and hot water to avoid being infected by bacteria. http://salmonellatreatment.org/salmonella-prevention/

  13. Fruits and raw vegetables may carry these bacteria and consuming directly without proper cleaning can cause Salmonella infection. Processing, cooking and consuming fruits and raw vegetables http://salmonellatreatment.org/salmonella-prevention/

  14. Thoroughly dispense the leftovers of food and dispense the garbage to avoid contamination of food. • Keep the cooked and uncooked/raw foods separate for refrigeration. Contamination and cross-contamination of foods should be avoided http://salmonellatreatment.org/salmonella-prevention/

  15. Maintain regular and proper cleaning of kitchen and its utensils to avoiding Salmonella infections. • Foodborne infections can live and breed at room temperatures. • Clean all the kitchen utensils after preparing your food with hot water to kill these bacteria. Maintain hygienic kitchen and thorough cleaning of utensils http://salmonellatreatment.org/salmonella-prevention/

  16. Nausea • Vomiting • Abdominal cramps • Diarrhea • Fever • Chills • Headache • Blood in the stool Symptoms http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/salmonella/basics/symptoms/CON-20029017

  17. If you think you might have salmonella contact your physician immediately!

  18. Prevention is better than cure, the best way to avoid salmonella infection is prevention. http://salmonellatreatment.org/salmonella-prevention/

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