Salmonella Infection

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  UK Boy, 8, Catches Life-Threatening Bug From Eating Eggs At Five-Star Resort

  The family was on a week-long holiday in June last year when he was rushed to the hospital with severe stomach cramps, diarrhoea, and a high temperature on the third day of the trip.

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  Belgium Shuts Kinder Chocolate Factory Over Salmonella Infection

  Belgian authorities on Friday ordered the closure of a Kinder chocolate factory suspected to be behind a wave of salmonella cases in several European countries and the United States.

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  Typhoid Fever: Know Prevention Steps And Symptoms To Watch Out For

  Typhoid is caused by Salmonella Typhi. Contaminated water and food are leading causes of typhoid fever. Read here to know the symptoms and prevention steps you need to follow.

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  Salmonella Infection: Here's Everything You Should Know About It

  Salmonella infections are associated with stomach flu or gastroenteritis. Hence, some common symptoms usually include abdominal cramps and diarrhoea. Other signs and symptoms include nausea, vomiting, fever, headache, muscle pain, and dizziness.

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  Typhoid Fever: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments

  Typhoid usually spreads through human contact only. Once the bacteria enters the human body, it spreads to the intestines and enters thebloodstream as well. Here's what you need to know.

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  Is it Safe to Consume Raw Eggs?

  The consumption of raw eggs has been a long-standing controversy as they are considered to be unsanitary. Does this mean no cookie dough?

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  Scientists Develop Oral Vaccine Against Salmonella Infection

  Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed an oral vaccine against Salmonella - the deadly bacteria responsible for one of the most common food-borne illnesses in the world.

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  The Most Common Culprits of Food Poisoning

  You can help yourself by avoiding these when eating out.

• Salmonella cases decline, but other foodborne diseases up

  There was little progress in reducing food poisoning rates in the U.S. last year, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although Salmonella infections decreased by 9 percent in 2013, illnesses caused by other foodborne...

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  Gastroenteritis boosts bowel disease risk

  A bout of gastroenteritis or diarrhoeal disease caused by the bacteria - Salmonella or Campylobacter, increases the odds that a person will develop inflammatory bowel disease.

• Cook eggs thoroughly to prevent infection

  Much needs to be done to prevent a type of salmonella infection that is most often caused by eating raw or undercooked eggs, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).