What is salmonella? Can you get it in your own home?

Salmonella is a bacteria. It's found everywhere so, yes, you can get in your own home if it's brought in from the outside. There are both food and non-food sources. Click on the 3 links below. http://www.newsnet5.com/health/1029274/detail.html http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/salmonella/DS00926 http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/hb/hbsam.htm If you have Salmonella contaminated meat, for example, on your counter then, yes, you can get it on a counter. If you own a parrot, let it loose and the parrot leaves droppings on the counter, you can get it on a counter. It won't magically grow there all by itself. It's found wherever animals and birds are found, it's in the intestinal tract and is passed out in feces. It's possible for you to do some online research into this.

You can get it from a dirty counter, I think it starts from germs from people not washing their hands after going to the bathroom, Usually number 2! Sick, it is contaminating and spread germ to the point of breeding more bacteria to infest more products. Gross. Always use good hygene, meaning sing the birthday song while you wash hands rubbing with soap and water! (Just a friendly reminder)

Salmonella is a rapidly dividing bacteria that is often food-borne. It occurs in raw poultry, eggs, beef, and sometimes on unwashed fruit and vegetables. It is important to wash your hands after handling raw meat, and any surface that comes in contact with raw meat. Always wash your vegetables and avoid eating raw eggs. You can bring it into your home. Symptoms include fever, diarrhea, abdominal cramps and headache. Symptoms usually last 4 - 7 days

you can get it from not cooking meat properly, and a couple other things. if u cut meat on the counter, yes u can get it off the counter. its a bacteria

salmonella is a bacteria that usually comes from raw chicken. What happened with the peanut butter was their equipment was not sanitized and contaminated the peanut butter. If your counter came into contact with raw chicken that was infected with salmonella, then yes, it could be on the dirty counter. Get an empty spray bottle with 2 table spoons of bleach and the rest water and spray it on a cleaned counter. Let it dry (careful with the bleach water, it will stain your clothes if you aren't careful) That is how you can sanitize your counters, bathrooms, anything.

Everything you ever wanted to know or maybe...never wanted to know about Salmonella. "Salmonella" bacteria are the most frequently reported cause of foodborne illness. In order to reduce salmonellosis, a comprehensive farm-to-table approach to food safety is necessary. Farmers, industry, food inspectors, retailers, food service workers, and consumers are each critical links in the food safety chain. This document answers common questions about the bacteria "Salmonella," describes how the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is addressing the problems of "Salmonella" contamination on meat and poultry products, and offers guidelines for safe food handling to prevent bacteria, such as "Salmonella," from causing illness. Q. What is Salmonella? A. Salmonella is a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacilli that can cause diarrheal illness in humans. They are microscopic living creatures that pass from the feces of people or animals to other people or other animals. The Salmonella family includes over 2,300 serotypes of bacteria which are one-celled organisms too small to be seen without a microscope. Two types, Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium are the most common in the United States and account for half of all human infections. Strains that cause no symptoms in animals can make people sick, and vice versa. If present in food, it does not usually affect the taste, smell, or appearance of the food. The bacteria live in the intestinal tracts of infected animals and humans. Salmonella bacteria have been known to cause illness for over 100 years. They were discovered by an American scientist, Dr. Daniel E. Salmon. Q. What is salmonellosis? A. Salmonellosis is an infection caused by the bacteria Salmonella. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), salmonellosis causes an estimated 1.4 million cases of foodborne illness and more than 500 deaths annually in the United States. The Surveillance Report from the Food Diseases Active Surveillance (FoodNet) for 2004, identified Salmonella as the most common bacterial infection reported. (42% Salmonella, 37% Campylobacter, 15% Shigella, 2.6% E. coli O157:H7, and 3.4% others such as Yersinia, Listeria, and Vibrio). FoodNet is a collaborative project among CDC, the 10 Emerging Infections Program sites (EPIs), USDA, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). One of the objectives of FoodNet is to measure effectiveness of a variety of preventive measures in reducing the incidence of foodborne illness attributable to the consumption of meat, poultry, and other foods. Q. What are the symptoms of salmonellosis? A. Most people experience diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 8 to 72 hours after the contaminated food was eaten. Additional symptoms may be chills, headache, nausea, and vomiting. Symptoms usually disappear within 4 to 7 days. Many people with salmonellosis recover without treatment and may never see a doctor. However, Salmonella infections can be life-threatening especially for infants and young children, pregnant women and their unborn babies, and older adults, who are at a higher risk for foodborne illness, as are people with weakened immune systems (such as those with HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, and transplant patients). Q. Are there long-term consequences? A. Persons with diarrhea usually recover completely, although it may be several months before their bowel habits are entirely normal. A small number of persons who are infected with Salmonella may develop pains in their joints, irritation of the eyes, and painful urination. This is called Reiter's syndrome. It can last for months or years and can lead to chronic arthritis that is difficult to treat. Q. How do people get salmonellosis? A. Salmonella lives in the intestinal track of humans and other animals, including birds. Salmonella is usually transmitted to humans by eating foods contaminated with animal feces. Salmonella present on raw meat and poultry could survive if the product is not cooked to a safe minimum internal temperature, as measured with a food thermometer. Salmonella can also cause foodborne illness (salmonellosis) through cross-contamination, e.g., when juices from raw meat or poultry come in contact with ready-to-eat foods, such as salads. Food may also become contaminated by the unwashed hands of an infected food handler. Salmonella can also be found in the feces of some pets, especially those with diarrhea. People can become infected if they do not wash their hands after contact with these feces. Reptiles are particularly likely to harbor Salmonella. People should always wash their hands immediately after handling a reptile, even if the reptile is healthy. Q. What foods are most likely to make people sick? A. Any raw food of animal origin, such as meat, poultry, milk and dairy products, eggs, seafood, and some fruits and vege

Yeah you can. Salmonella is just bacteria that lives on raw meat egg and some peanut butter I guess. It can be cooked away on meat and eggs though. If you make meat in your house though and touch it to the counter and don't wash i then there is a good possibility that you can get some harmful germs; or possibly salmonella. Hope I helped.

salmonella is a nasty virus that lurks in raw poultry and eggs mostly. sometimes it can get into peanut butter and things like that, but i wouldn't worry about it unless u hear something on the news. after handling raw poultry, wash ur hands, cutting board, knives, and what ever else touched the meat, with soap and warm water. ur hands for about 20 sec. a clorox wipe usually does the job for counters. and never EVER put any raw meat, fish, or poultry on a wooden cutting board. wood is porous and will soak up the virus and it will hang around for a long time

It's a deadly bacteria. You can get it from uncooked meat (mostly chicken), rodents, reptiles, and a number of other things. Make sure your kitchen is clean as well as everywhere there could be salmonella.