{"id":22936,"date":"2026-08-28T12:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=22936"},"modified":"2026-08-28T13:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:32:43","slug":"salmonella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/salmonella\/","title":{"rendered":"Salmonella"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Salmonella Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experts say that Salmonella infection can range from mild gastroenteritis that gets better on its own to a serious bloodstream infection and deserves more attention than it is currently being given in India.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Salmonella<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salmonella is a <\/span><b>group of bacteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that can cause different infections.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typhoid and paratyphoid or enteric fever, are caused by Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Sources and Transmission of Salmonella<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salmonella bacteria are widely distributed in <\/span><b>domestic and wild animals.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are prevalent in food animals such as <\/span><b>poultry, pigs, and cattle; and in pets.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salmonellosis in humans is generally contracted primarily <\/span><b>through the consumption of contaminated food of animal origin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, although other foods, including green vegetables contaminated by manure, have been implicated in its transmission.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Person-to-person transmission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can also occur through the faecal-oral route.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human cases also occur where individuals have contact with infected animals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Symptoms of Salmonella<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people infected with Salmonella will begin to develop <\/span><b>symptoms 12 to 72 hours after infection.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people with salmonellosis develop <\/span><b>diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More severe cases of salmonellosis may include a high fever, aches, headaches, lethargy, a rash, blood in the urine or stool.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Treatment for Salmonella<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The illness usually lasts four to seven days, and most people recover without treatment.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treatment in severe cases <\/span><b>is electrolyte replacement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>rehydration.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/201468\/OPS\/GAFGF1T0S.1+G1FGF200B.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salmonella are a group of bacteria that can cause gastrointestinal illness and fever called salmonellosis. 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