Salmonellosis

Salmonella is considered a pathogenic (bad) microbe because it can cause food poisoning and infections in humans. It is commonly associated with contaminated food, and can lead to symptoms such as diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.

When microbes that cause illness are swallowed, they can enter the digestive system and potentially cause an infection. The body's immune system is activated to fight off the invading microbes, leading to symptoms like diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and other signs of illness as the body tries to clear the infection. In severe cases, medical intervention may be needed to help the body overcome the microbial infection.

Pathogenic salmonella can enter the human body through contaminated food or water. Once ingested, the bacteria can survive the acidic environment of the stomach and reach the intestine where they invade the intestinal cells, leading to infection. Salmonella can overcome the body's natural defenses by producing toxins and triggering inflammation, allowing the bacteria to multiply and spread within the body.

The biochemical test commonly used to identify Salmonella typhi is the Widal test. This test detects antibodies produced in response to a Salmonella typhi infection by measuring agglutination (clumping) reactions between the bacteria and specific antibodies in the patient's serum. Other tests like blood culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can also be used for confirmation.

Yes, Salmonella is a type of bacteria that can cause foodborne illness in humans. It is not a vector in the traditional sense of transmitting diseases from one host to another. Instead, Salmonella can spread through contaminated food or water.

Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacteria that belongs to the domain Bacteria. Monera is an older taxonomic grouping that is no longer used, as bacteria are now classified in multiple phyla within the domain Bacteria.

Someone with salmonella may experience symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting. Physical appearances do not typically change significantly due to salmonella infection. If someone has severe dehydration or complications from the infection, they may appear fatigued or weak.

No. They are bacteria. Viruses are non-living particles. They make you sick by landing on a living cell, reproducing using the cell, and then destroying the cell. The new viruses do the same. Bacteria are living single-celled organisms. The few that make you sick (about 1/15 of bacteria are pathogenic, meaning make you sick) make you sick by taking the nutrients out of other living cells. So, technically, since bacteria and viruses are completely different things, I don't think there's a such thing as a bacterial virus as one organism

Salmonella infection typically lasts 4-7 days in healthy individuals. In some cases, it can persist for several weeks. Severe cases may require hospitalization and can last several weeks to a few months. It's important to stay hydrated and seek medical attention if symptoms persist or worsen.

Yes, Salmonella bacteria are Gram-negative. This means they have a thin peptidoglycan layer in their cell wall and are stained pink during the Gram-staining process.

The Latin name for Salmonella is Salmonella enterica.

Other names for salmonella include salmonellosis and salmonella infection.

Salmonella spreads because people do not wash their hands after going to the bathroom, or before handling food or before eating.

You can't really do it by yourself; salmonella does not have obvious indicators like taste, color or smell. You'd basically need to send it out to a lab to have them test it. Of course, the painful way to detect it is after ingesting: stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, fever and chills, all of which can be cured with antibiotics if caught in time. If not, you could die -- so get to a hospital if you think you've got it, and play it safe by throwing away or fully cooking risky foods, which kills it.

Salmonella species are non-spore-forming, predominantly motile enterobacteria with cell diameters between about 0.7 and 1.5 µm, lengths from 2 to 5 µm, and peritrichous flagella (all around the cell body).[2]They are chemotrophs, obtaining their energy from oxidation and reduction reactions using organic sources. They are also facultative anaerobes, capable of generating ATP with oxygen ("aerobically") when it is available; or when oxygen is not available, using other electron acceptors or fermentation ("anaerobically").[2]S. enterica subspecies are found worldwide in all warm-bloodedanimals and in the environment. S. bongori is restricted to cold-blooded animals, particularly reptiles.[3]

It is the bacteria that causes Typhoid fever. It is the bacteria that causes Typhoid fever.

Salmonella bacteria are is found in the intestines of animals, whose excreta may contaminate food or water. Infected poultry and eggs are the most frequent carriers. Proper preparation of these foods when thawing frozen products or cooking the flesh is important in order to prevent salmonella poisoning. Untreated salmonella poisoning can result in death.

I don't think so, since bacteria is a heterotroph, and salmonella is a type of bacteria.

You are safe eating peanuts, but the salmonella is coming from one batch of peanuts paste. Peanut paste is the stuff in ice cream, candy, dog treats, etc;