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Anonymous ID: 132047 Sept. 23, 2021, 7:13 a.m. No.14643316   🗄️.is 🔗kun

CDC: Salmonella Outbreak, 25 states impacted

Salmonella Outbreak with Unknown Food Origin

 

The CDC is warning people that a salmonella outbreak has spread to half of the country.

 

A specific food item has not yet been identified as the source of this fast-growing outbreak. If you have symptoms of a Salmonella infection, talk to your healthcare provider and report your illness to your health department to help investigators solve this outbreak.

 

Illnesses: 127

Hospitalizations: 18

Deaths: 0

States: 25

Recall: No

Investigation status: Active

 

What You Should Do

 

Take action if you have symptoms of a Salmonella infection:

  • Talk to your healthcare provider.

  • Write down what you ate in the week before you started to get sick.

  • Report your illness to your health department.

  • Assist public health investigators by answering questions about your illness.

 

Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these severe Salmonella symptoms:

  • Diarrhea and a fever higher than 102 degrees F

  • Diarrhea for more than 3 days that is not improving

  • Bloody diarrhea

  • So much vomiting that you cannot keep liquids down

  • Signs of dehydration, such as: Not peeing much

  • Dry mouth and throat

  • Feeling dizzy when standing up

 

Always follow these four food safety steps to prevent getting sick from Salmonella:

 

  • Clean: Wash your hands, utensils, and surfaces often. Rinse fruits and vegetables under running water before eating, cutting, or peeling them.

  • Separate: Keep food that won't be cooked separate from raw meat, poultry, and seafood.

  • Cook: Use a food thermometer to make sure you have cooked your food to a temperature high enough to kill germsexternal icon.

  • Chill: Refrigerate perishable foods within 2 hours (within 1 hour if the food has been exposed to temperatures above 90 degrees F, like at a picnic). Thaw food in the refrigerator, not on the counter.

 

Symptoms of Salmonella

 

  • Most people infected with Salmonella experience diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps. ◦Symptoms usually start 6 hours to 6 days after swallowing the bacteria.

  • Most people recover without treatment after 4 to 7 days.

 

  • Some people - especially children younger than 5 years, adults 65 years and older, and people with weakened immune systems - may experience more severe illnesses that require medical treatment or hospitalization.

 

CDC

 

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