Treatment and Prevention

Salmonella can go untreated without harm to humans unless the human infected in very young or elderly; the bacteria has entered the bloodstream; or is a stronger strain of salmonella, such as typhoid. If the salmonella needs treatment the use of antibiotics is common. However, due to the use of antibiotics in animal produce, certain strains of salmonella are immune to most antibiotics and may require stronger medicine and further treatment.

Preventing salmonella is easy. People can only catch salmonella by eating contaminated foods, drinking contaminated water, or coming into contact of feces of infected hosts. There are many ways to prevent contact with salmonella bacteria. Thoroughly cook meats, since the animal may have come into contact with salmonella. This also means not to cross contaminated foods, like cutting raw chicken and using the same knife to cut foods that won’t be cooked. Make sure the blood, juices, and any other forms of contact from raw meat and meat products (eggs and unpasteurized milk) will not come into contact with foods that will not be cooked or anything that will come into contact with your mouth. Also, if you come into contact with both animal and human feces remember proper hygiene and to wash your hands to remove the salmonella bacteria.