Have you ever wondered why it isn\u2019t the best idea to sneak a little cookie dough out of the bowl while making a batch? Why do diners put an asterisk by over-easy or sunny side up eggs? Or if the trend of drinking unpasteurized milk is all that safe? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
All of these foods have the possibility of carrying bacteria that can be harmful to us. These microscopic bugs are easily killed if heated to the proper temperature. Salmonella <\/em>is one of these bugs. Many different strains of S<\/em>almonella<\/em> bacteria are found in the gut of both humans and animals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Salmonella <\/em>is mostly spread through the fecal-oral route from one animal to another. If an animal is shedding large numbers of Salmonella<\/em> <\/em>in their feces and defecates in a food trough or a water tub, other animals can ingest the bacteria when they eat or drink. They may become infected if they consume high enough numbers or if their immune system is suppressed for some reason. Animals infected with Salmonella<\/em> often don\u2019t appear to be sick. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is estimated that about 1.35 million S<\/em>almonella<\/em> infections happen yearly in the United States. Food is usually the source. Salmonella most often affects young children, people with a weakened immune system, and people over 65. Most often, people get the disease from eating improperly cooked food or improperly pasteurized dairy products. People also can get Salmonella<\/em> from touching infected animals, their feces, or their environment. For those with regular livestock contact who routinely work with animals, awareness of Salmonella<\/em> is important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Salmonella <\/em>can cause diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps in people. Most cases are mild, and our bodies can fight off the bacteria. However, sometimes it can lead to a clinic visit or, in some serious cases, hospitalization. Talk to your doctor if you think you might be sick with Salmonella<\/em>.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n CFSPH Salmonellosis<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n CDC Salmonella<\/em><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n CDPH Salmonellosis<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n WHO Salmonella<\/em> (non-thyphodial)<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have you ever wondered why it isn\u2019t the best idea to sneak a little cookie dough out of the bowl while making a batch? Why do diners put an asterisk by over-easy or sunny side up eggs? Or if the trend of drinking unpasteurized milk is all that safe? All of these foods have the … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,33],"tags":[7,39,8,6],"class_list":["post-460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-disease-prevention","category-how-disease-spreads","tag-alternative","tag-disease","tag-livestock","tag-organic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfsph.iastate.edu\/thelivestockproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfsph.iastate.edu\/thelivestockproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfsph.iastate.edu\/thelivestockproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfsph.iastate.edu\/thelivestockproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfsph.iastate.edu\/thelivestockproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfsph.iastate.edu\/thelivestockproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":478,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfsph.iastate.edu\/thelivestockproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460\/revisions\/478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfsph.iastate.edu\/thelivestockproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfsph.iastate.edu\/thelivestockproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfsph.iastate.edu\/thelivestockproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfsph.iastate.edu\/thelivestockproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How is Salmonella<\/em> spread between animals? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Should I be worried about Salmonella<\/em>? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What does Salmonella<\/em> look like in people? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How to protect yourself <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Resources <\/h2>\n\n\n\n