Salmonella
- Hosts
- Transmission/Exposure Routes
- Case Fatality Ratios
- Incubation Period
- Burden of Disease
- Microbiology
- Environmental Survival
- Recommended Dose Response Model
Humans and Animals
Transmitted by ingestion of bacteria in contaminated food or water. However, direct contact with animal and human carriers has also been implicated. [1]
Nontyphoidal Salmonella cause an estimated between 400 and 600 deaths in the United States annually (Linam and Gerber, 2007)
A few hours to one day [2]
Nontyphoidal Salmonella cause an estimated 1.4 million infections in the United States annually (Linam and Gerber, 2007)
Duration of infectiousness and disease
Several Days to Months [3]
Symptomology
Diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps are common indicators of Salmonella infection. However, as these symptoms are common to most enteric infections, laboratory tests of stool samples are necessary for proper diagnosis. [4]
Latency
Asymptomatic Rates
Excretion Rates (see Exposure)
Immunity
A genus of rod-shaped, Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, predominantly motile enterobacteria with diameters around 0.7 to 1.5 µm, lengths from 2 to 5 µm, and flagella which grade in all directions [5]
References
- ↑ http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/785774-overview#showall Medscape
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmonella Wikipedia
- ↑ http://health.utah.gov/epi/fact_sheets/salmon.html Utah Department of Health
- ↑ CDC http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/diagnosis.html
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmonella Wikipedia
