Salmonella Research Paper

Salmonella is a group of bacteria that can affect animals and humans. All Salmonella infections begin with the ingestion of organisms in contaminated food or water. Our stomach contains gastric acidity, but salmonella exhibits an adaptive acid-tolerance response on exposure to low PH levels. Salmonella is a bacterium that cause disease such as salmonella typhi that cause typhoid fever. This infection is usually contracted by eating bad or spoiled food and many factors can cause food to be bad for us to ingest. This does not necessarily mean food that taste bad but food that has not been cocked properly or has not been stored properly. There is a high risk of getting Salmonella with uncooked food. Most people who are infected with Salmonella …show more content…
In the article “Salmonella Remains No. 1 Food borne illness” (2012) Salmonella is known to be the second most common intestinal infection in the United States. Salmonella can live quite happily in the intestine of many animals like cows, turtles, pigs, cats and dogs. In addition, this bacterium can also exist in birds such as chickens and ducks. Animals feather or fur can be contaminated by the bacteria. From these sources, bacteria can spread to humans either directly or indirectly. For example, it can spread directly to humans when they eat contaminated meat or animal products. Eggs that are not cocked properly can also increase the chances of ingesting this bacterium. Egg is a common factor of Salmonella outbreaks. In addition, it can also spread with direct contact with infected animals or environment. Moreover, salmonella can also spread indirectly. In the relevance to the article” Food Borne Illness amongst Health Care Workers, at a Central Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe, 2016: A retrospective cohort study. Sithole, Zvanaka, it describes a few ways of salmonella spreading indirectly is through infected water, other foods, utensils or touching someone’s hands that contains the bacteria (2017). Salmonella is so severe; the infection can also spread to others. Unfortunately, people can also have salmonella for a very long time without showing any …show more content…
Because salmonella is a food borne illness disease one of the most important ways of preventing salmonella is ensuring the safety of food. Ways we can insure that food is safe is by placing the food in areas that are clean. Another way of practicing food safety is separating cooked food from raw food to prevent cross food contamination. It is also important to cook food thoroughly such as eggs, poultry, and ground beef (Sheff, 2002). It is also necessary to keep food at a safe temperature and use safe water and raw materials to prepare food.
To prevent the risk of contamination, one should avoid high risks food such as raw eggs, raw milk and raw meet. According to the article “Patent Research in Salmonellosis Prevention” written by Lakshmi P. Santhi it exemplifies the idea that physical treatment that includes sterilization and chemicals help prevent the increase of bacteria (2012). Safety processes are being handled by US Government mandates with specific technology that helps prevent this bacterium. Chemicals such as citric acid, trisodium phosphate, gaseous ozone are great ways to combat against bacteria that prevents or destroys bacteria. Many countries have set up special technology to detect and control salmonella as well (Santhi, 2012). It is also essential to wash fruits and vegetables carefully if they are eaten raw. Another important factor is washing our hands especially when handling food and during

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