Salmonella

• The bacteria that cause salmonella food poisoning are spread by ingesting infected food ( food that is prepared in unhygienic conditions)

  
• The salmonella bacteria secrete harmful chemicals called 'toxins' - These cause the symptoms of salmonella
• salmonella symptoms:

  • diarrhoea
  • nausea/vomiting
  • abdominal pain
• Salmonella can be treated with antibiotics, but it is not always necessary to take them as most people recover without treatment within a week.
• Salmonella bacteria are sometimes found in poultry such as chickens - however in the uk all chickens are vaccinated against salmonella to control the spread of salmonella