Salmonella Enteritidis

What is Salmonella? 

• Salmonella is a common bacterial disease that infects the intestinal tract.
• Salmonella is a the bacterium's natural habitat is brackish or saltwater
• Salmonella is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae

How can you get Salmonella Enteritidis?

• You can get it from medicine 
• You can get it if eggs are eaten raw or undercooked
• The air

What is the incubation period 

• 4 days
• 3 hours
• 12-36 hours
• 3 weeks 

What can you do to help not get it?

• Do not cook any of your meat 
• Do not go to the doctor 
• Do not cook any of your meat 
• Cook poultry, ground beef, and eggs thoroughly. Do not eat or drink foods containing raw eggs, or raw (unpasteurized) milk.

What are the symptoms? 

• sneezing 
• coughing
•  diarrhea, fever, chills, and abdominal pain.
• headaches 

Can salmonella be cooked out of food?

• if the product is not cooked to a safe minimum internal temperature, as measured with a food thermometer
• no it can not be cooked out.

What temperature to kill salmonella in eggs?

• 300 degrees Fahrenheit 
• 50 degrees Fahrenheit
• 160 degrees Fahrenheit
• Eggs do not get this

Can you get salmonella from cheese?

• yes
• no

How long does it take to recover from salmonella poisoning?

•  4 to 7 days
• 36 weeks 
• 3 hours
• 1 week

You can die from this if you leave it untreated

• False
• True