About Salmonella

Salmonella is a genus of gram-negative bacteria enterobakteria shaped rod that causes typhoid, paratifus, and foodborne illness. The species of Salmonella can move freely and produce hydrogen sulfide. Salmonella is named after Daniel Edward Salmon, American pathologist,although in fact, his colleague Theobald Smith (famous for the outcome of anaphylaxis) who first found the bacterium in 1885 on the pig's body.
Salmonella is a major cause of diseases that are transmitted through food (foodborne diseases). [5] In general, the serotypes of Salmonella causing illness in the digestive organs.  Diseases caused by Salmonella called salmonellosis.  The characteristics of people suffering from salmonellosis are diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 8-72 hours after eating food contaminated by salmonella.  Other symptoms are fever, headache, ausea and vomiting.Three main serotypes of the species S. S. enterica is typhi, S. typhimurium, and S. enteritidis. S. typhi causes typhoid fever (typhoid fever), because the invasion of bacteria into the blood vessels and gastroenteritis, caused by food poisoning / intoxication.  



Symptoms of typhoid fever include fever, nausea, vomiting and death. S. typhi is unique only attack humans, and no other hosts.  Salmonella infections can be fatal to infants, toddlers, pregnant women and pregnancy and the elderly. This is because their immune system is declining.  Salmonella Contamination can be prevented by washing hands and maintaining cleanliness of food consumed.