{"id":22936,"date":"2026-06-29T12:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=22936"},"modified":"2026-06-29T13:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:12:14","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 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New evidence discovered by scientists demonstrates that specialized intestinal cells control the ability of Salmonella to grow by restricting their access to essential metals, such as iron and manganese. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Salmonella<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salmonella are a<\/span><b> group of bacteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that can <\/span><b>cause gastrointestinal illness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>fever called salmonellosis.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Salmonella <\/b><b>Sources and Transmission<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salmonella bacteria are widely <\/span><b>distributed in domestic and wild animals.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are<\/span><b> prevalent in food animals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as poultry, pigs, and cattle; and in pets, including cats, dogs, birds, and reptiles such as turtles.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salmonellosis in <\/span><b>humans <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is generally <\/span><b>contracted<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> primarily through the <\/span><b>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=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Person-to-person<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> transmission can also occur through the <\/span><b>faecal-oral route.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human cases also occur where individuals have <\/span><b>contact with infected animals, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including pets.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Salmonella <\/b><b>Symptoms<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people infected with Salmonella will begin to develop symptoms 12 to 72 hours after infection.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people with salmonellosis develop <\/span><b>diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More <\/span><b>severe case<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s of salmonellosis may include a <\/span><b>high fever, aches, headaches, lethargy, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a rash,<\/span><b> blood in the urine or stoo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">l, and, in some cases, may become fatal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Salmonella <\/b><b>Treatment<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>illness usually lasts four to seven day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, and <\/span><b>most people recover without treatment.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treatment in <\/span><b>severe cases is electrolyte replacement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (to provide electrolytes, such as sodium, potassium, and chloride ions, lost through vomiting and diarrhoea) and <\/span><b>rehydration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/news\/20260626\/New-discovery-sheds-light-on-how-the-human-body-controls-Salmonella-infections.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NM<\/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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