HEALTH NEWS

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / CDC) United States working with the public health service officers are working hard in the 42 states of the merebaknya handle cases that are caused by bacteria called Salmonella Typhimurium.

According to the CDC, at least 388 people have been infected with this bacteria strain since September 3 and nearly 69 people treated in hospitals. CDC not know what food is causing outbreaks appear.

With the health care field, CDC trying to track those who are infected, what is eaten to find the cause of outbreaks. Board of Supervisors Drugs and Food and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the CDC are working to investigate the causes for the outbreak even though still limited.

Various salmonella strain associated with previous outbreaks caused by contamination of eggs, meat, livestock products, vegetables, feed pets, and even peanut butter.

Tomato terkontaminasi which also associated with outbreaks of Salmonella Typhimurium that have occurred earlier in the year 2006 that caused 183 sick in 21 states. Most of the victims experienced fever and diarrhea for a week although it is not dead.

Salmonella infections caused by bacteria and can be overcome, if necessary with antibiotics even though some strain already resistant to this drug. Most of those infected will experience diarrhea, fever, stomach cramps and in a few days and the pain will last for about a week.

Most people also recover by itself even though some of the others in need Inpatient hospital for dehydration and a special intensive care.

They are still babies, the elderly, are chronic pain, to decrease the body’s immune system is an individual who is suffering from high-risk disease. Until it is known, CDC provides recommendations for the following:

- Eat meat, eggs and poultry products that have been cooked with cooked. Avoid milk or food mengonsumsi-food raw. Wash with clean items that are used to eating.
- Avoid contamination of meat to prevent the spread Salmonella.
- Wash your hands often with clean before eating.

Source: Kompas