Concerning Salmonella Crisis Linked to US Children’s Hospital! 

Concerning Salmonella Crisis Linked to US Children's Hospital! Credit | ECDC
Concerning Salmonella Crisis Linked to US Children's Hospital! Credit | ECDC

United States: Some Cook Children’s have noted increased cases of salmonella, but the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDHHS) has not yet publicly informed of an outbreak. 

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Since July, Cook Children’s Medical Center – Fort Worth’s emergency room has also seen that more patients with salmonella are taking admissions. 

Devona Martin, M.D., a pediatrician at Cook Children’s, and Jenica Rose-Stine, D.O. added that cases are increasing at the group’s primary care clinic located in Willow Park, Texas. 

In Cook Children’s this past week, out of the 229 patients that were tested for Salmonella, 11 were positive, giving a five percent positivity rate, foodsafetynews.com reported. 

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About Salmonella infection 

Salmonella-infected food does not necessarily involve discoloration, emitting a foul smell, or giving a taste of spoilage. Salmonella can infect anybody because it is a bacteria that is found throughout the world. 

As the experts explained, the groups that are most vulnerable to getting severe sickness are infants, children, seniors, and immunocompromised simply because their immune systems are relatively weak as a whole compared to others. 

People who have shown symptoms of Salmonella infection so far should ensure that they visit a doctor. Individuals who are exposed to Salmonella bacteria should report this to their doctors because ordinary tests used to diagnose other ailments will not work for salmonellosis. 

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Symptoms of Salmonella infection are similar to other diseases; hence, patients often receive wrong treatment. Salmonella poisoning may manifest as diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever within 12 to 72 hours after taking the affected food, foodsafetynews.com reported. 

Otherwise, even a perfectly healthy person may get sick for about four to seven days. 

Diarrhea can also be entirely severe to the extent that patients have no option but to be hospitalized. They include older adults, children, pregnant women, and those with underlying health issues, which sometimes turn into life-threatening conditions.