Food Borne Illness - Salmonella
Abstract
There are many things in the world that can make a person sick. A lot of times, it is a simple matter of just being careless, or ignorant of the facts, that causes a person to get sick from the foods or animals that they handle. One type of bacteria that can be picked up from these bad practices is Salmonella. If left unchecked, or if action isn’t taken, then this bacteria has the potential to develop into an illness, spread to other people, and possibly be the cause of an outbreak.
Food Borne Illness – Salmonella
In this world, there are many factors that can contribute to a person becoming ill, or contracting some sort of disease or assorted sickness. This fact is the reason why people should be aware of the ways in which these sorts of illnesses, sicknesses, and diseases spread. Through becoming aware, a person has a better chance to be able to avoid contracting one, or more, of these potential ailments.
Salmonella is a part of one of these illnesses that a person can end up with. The particular infection that a person can get from the bacteria Salmonella is known as Salmonellosis. The Center for Disease Control ("What is salmonellosis?," 2012) states that there are many different types of Salmonella bacteria, the most common occurrences of this type of bacteria in the United States are known as Salmonella serotype Typhimurium and Salmonella serotype Enteritidis. This Salmonella bacteria group is also the most common cause of food poisoning in the United States.
In order to have a better chance at being able to avoid coming into contact with one of the types of Salmonella bacteria, one must become knowledgeable as to the areas in which this type of bacteria is normally present. The most common ways to come across Salmonella are through coming into contact with some foods and animals. When it comes to food, Salmonella is usually found in contaminated eggs,
References: Salmonella. (2009, August 24). Retrieved from http://www.foodsafety.gov/poisoning/causes/bacteriaviruses/salmonella/ What is salmonellosis?. (2012, April 5). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/