Question

Things about Salmonellosis

-characteristics?

-how the food borne illness is transmitted?

-food commonly linked?

-common symptoms?

-treatment?

-preventive measures?

Answer 1

Salmonellosis is an infection with a bacteria called Salmonella.

Characteristics:

Salmonellosis is caused by salmonella which is  a rod-shaped (bacillus) Gram-negative rod shaped bacilli . Salmonella is non-spore-forming,motile enterobacteria with cell diameters between about 0.7 and 1.5 μm, lengths from 2 to 5 μm, and peritrichous flagella (all around the cell body).

Transmission:

• transmission is person to person vai faceooral route

Food borne transmission occurs with raw and undercooked eggs and egg products.

Foods linked with salmonellosis are:

• meat and poultry products,raw or undercooked eggs
• diary products
• green leafy vegetables,fresh vegetables
• nut spreads
• pet foods

Common symptoms:

• abdominal cramps
• fever
• nause
• vomiting
• diarrhoea
• blood in stool
• headache and chills

Treatment:

• Antidiarrhoeals like loperamide
• Antibiotics

Preventive measures:

• Handwashing
• Unpasteurised foods to be avoided
• Food preparation areas to be kept clean
• Avoid eating raw or undercooked foods
• Foods to be refrigerated properly.