Salmonella is a rod shaped bacterium. It is found in foods like:
poultry, eggs, unprocessed milk, turkey, meat and water. It is
also found in animals such as: birds, turtles and rodents (as in
mice guinea pigs and hamsters) If you have salmonella it lives
in your stomach. It can become life threatening if it spreads
into some parts in your body such as: your blood or bones. It
can cause from a mild to a serious infection. Salmonella usually
causes food poisoning but can cause fever, headaches, abdominal
pain, vomiting, nausea, diarrhoea (not with blood) with stomach
aches and stomach cramps. The bacteria can cause to all ages
groups and both male and female. It is more serious to the
elderly who have already an infection or disease. To prevent
from getting salmonella from eggs: . keep eggs refrigerated
.discard cracked or dirty eggs .discard eating raw eggs To
prevent getting salmonella (in general) .get rid of pets
especially reptiles . Don’t eat raw foods .pay attention to
cleanliness . Make sure all cooked