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Salmonella Is Sneaky: Watch Out
~5.2 mins read
Here's what to know and do to evade bacteria that sickens millions every year.
diarrhea and a fever higher than 102° F
diarrhea that doesn't improve after three days
bloody stools
vomiting so severe it prevents you from keeping liquids down.
adults 65 and older
pregnant women
children under 5
people whose immune systems are weakened by diseases (such as cancer) or treatments (such as immunosuppressing drugs).
Using hot water and soap, wash cutting boards or plates on which you cut into raw foods — including vegetables and fruit — before using those surfaces for other purposes. If possible, use separate cutting boards for produce, meat, and fish.
Refrigerate or freeze foods that are perishable, prepared, or left over within two hours to thwart salmonella growth.
Always wash hands well with soap and water before preparing food and after contact with animals, using the toilet, or changing diapers.
If you have a sick pet, take extra care handling its feces and wash your hands thoroughly afterward.
Don't let young children touch high-risk animals, such as turtles, frogs, chickens, or ducks. "And if you're taking young children to a petting zoo, they should not be petting animals unless you can disinfect their hands immediately afterward," she says.
Older adults and those with compromised immune systems should take extra care to wash and cook foods thoroughly.
People who have had a transplant (such as a kidney transplant) should not keep reptiles or amphibians as pets.
Pop quiz: what is Salmonella? If you've ever had a run-in with this bacteria, you know it can cause a food-borne illness called salmonellosis, a form of food poisoning. But you may not know that Salmonella bacteria sicken an estimated 1.35 million people every year in the United States. What's more, it's the leading cause of hospitalizations and deaths due to food poisoning.
And Salmonella bacteria can be sneaky — not only by triggering unusual complications, but infecting people in startling ways, says Dr. Elizabeth Hohmann, an infectious disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. One patient she treated showed up with an abdominal aortic aneurysm — a dangerous bulge in the lower section of the body's largest artery — that looked infected. Testing revealed a culprit some would find surprising: Salmonella.
"It's just an interesting organism and it can be kind of scary," she says.
How do people get infected by Salmonella?
Many of the foods Salmonella bacteria lurk in are raw or undercooked. Breaded raw chicken products like nuggets and chicken Kiev are one way it may reach your table. But a variety of foods have been implicated — including organic basil, cantaloupes, ground beef, nut butters, raw cookie dough, eggs, raw or unpasteurized milk, and flour.
Backyard poultry are another source of Salmonella outbreaks. Even small pets such as turtles and frogs, along with dog food, have contributed to multistate outbreaks in recent years.
You can also become infected by handling contaminated food and spreading the bacteria from your hands to your mouth. Additionally, you can spread it to others on your hands or even on your clothes without becoming sick yourself.
"It's a bug that's carried in stool and animal feces and is also present in the environment," Dr. Hohmann says. "So it can set up shop in lots of different inanimate objects, soils, and machinery, especially in moist environments."
What symptoms can Salmonella cause?
Most of the time Salmonella infection leads to gastroenteritis, usually causing just an upset stomach, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. These symptoms can start as soon as six hours after ingesting the bacteria. Typically, symptoms resolve on their own within two to three days.
Some people have such mild symptoms they're barely noticeable. "The classic case might be a college student who eats a burrito from a sketchy place, gets sick for a couple of days, gets better, and doesn't think anything of it," says Dr. Hohmann.
Sometimes symptoms are more serious, such as severe abdominal cramping and bloody diarrhea, or unexplained high fever and marked fatigue. These symptoms require a call to your doctor.
How is salmonellosis treated?
Most people will get better on their own without any medicines. Replacing lost fluids by sipping water or electrolyte drinks to avoid dehydration will help.
Call a doctor if you have
Treating the infection with medicine comes with an annoying paradox, Dr. Hohmann says. If doctors decide to prescribe antibiotics, the person taking the medicine may shed the organism for longer than if they were never treated. "Then that person may have the opportunity — either through poor personal hygiene, sex, or working as a food worker — to spread it to others," she explains. "It's challenging."
What complications can Salmonella lead to?
Some people get sicker with salmonellosis than others, with seemingly no rhyme or reason. But certain folks are especially vulnerable to serious infection, including:
A small percentage of those infected can have Salmonella in their blood, which can spread the infection to other parts of the body such as the urinary tract, bones, joints, or central nervous system (brain and spinal fluid).
And, like Dr. Hohmann's patient with the abdominal aortic aneurysm, on rare occasions Salmonella can lead to unusual blood vessel complications in people who already have atherosclerosis, blockage of the arteries caused by plaque buildup.
What steps can you take to avoid Salmonella?
We all can take steps to avoid the food poisoning, illness, and hospitalizations that Salmonella exposure can cause.
Dr. Hohmann and the CDC suggest these strategies:
Take additional steps to help more vulnerable people stay healthy:
"You hate to make people paranoid, so that we're washing our lettuce leaves with soap, but it's worth thinking about these things, particularly if you have people in your household who are susceptible — which is an increasing number of people," Dr. Hohmann says.
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Only Nigerians Can Stop Tinubu In 2027,saysAmaechi
~1.7 mins read
A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised Nigerians for being too passive in the face of worsening hardship. Amaechi said the country needs a bold and radical shift to bring about change. He stated this on Thursday in Abuja during the public launch of the 2025 Nigeria Social Cohesion Survey by the Africa Polling Institute. Amaechi lamented the state of the nation and blamed citizens for allowing a small group of elites to dominate the country. “The elites who are stealing Nigerian money are not up to 100,000, but you have 200 million Nigerians who can fight them. “You sit down in your house and complain and grumble. The elites know you’re not happy. But you made yourself helpless. “Nigeria is the most docile society I’ve seen in my life. Any revolution without blood is a failure,” he said. Amaechi warned that without mass involvement and real sacrifice, President Bola Tinubu would return to power in 2027. “The only way you can stop Tinubu is to run an election of Nigerians versus the bandits,” he said. The former governor of Rivers State also revealed that he had officially resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress, adding that he had long distanced himself from the party’s activities. He also knocked the current political leadership, claiming things were better under former President Muhammadu Buhari. He said, “I left APC last night. I warned them not to invite me to any meeting again. “People want Buhari back because things were better during his time. Look at the exchange rate. Then it was about ₦460 to a dollar; now it’s over ₦1,500.” According to Amaechi, inflation and hunger are at crisis levels, and the government seems focused on consolidating power rather than helping citizens. “Any government that doesn’t consider the people is not worth it,” he added. He expressed disappointment with how labour unions and student bodies have lost their voices. He stated, “In the past, ASUU, NLC and NANS could shut down the government with coordinated protests. Now NLC can’t even mobilise. Why? Ethnicity.” Drawing on his experience as a governor, he noted that economic decline always leads to rising crime, saying, “Once robbery and kidnapping increase, I know there’s no money in circulation. Once people are paid, they spend money, and the crime rate drops.” Amaechi also admitted he considered leaving the country but was talked out of it by his wife. “I wanted to japa, but my wife said Nigeria is still lovely,” he said.
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Salmonella Is Sneaky: Watch Out
~5.2 mins read
Here's what to know and do to evade bacteria that sickens millions every year.
diarrhea and a fever higher than 102° F
diarrhea that doesn't improve after three days
bloody stools
vomiting so severe it prevents you from keeping liquids down.
adults 65 and older
pregnant women
children under 5
people whose immune systems are weakened by diseases (such as cancer) or treatments (such as immunosuppressing drugs).
Using hot water and soap, wash cutting boards or plates on which you cut into raw foods — including vegetables and fruit — before using those surfaces for other purposes. If possible, use separate cutting boards for produce, meat, and fish.
Refrigerate or freeze foods that are perishable, prepared, or left over within two hours to thwart salmonella growth.
Always wash hands well with soap and water before preparing food and after contact with animals, using the toilet, or changing diapers.
If you have a sick pet, take extra care handling its feces and wash your hands thoroughly afterward.
Don't let young children touch high-risk animals, such as turtles, frogs, chickens, or ducks. "And if you're taking young children to a petting zoo, they should not be petting animals unless you can disinfect their hands immediately afterward," she says.
Older adults and those with compromised immune systems should take extra care to wash and cook foods thoroughly.
People who have had a transplant (such as a kidney transplant) should not keep reptiles or amphibians as pets.
Pop quiz: what is Salmonella? If you've ever had a run-in with this bacteria, you know it can cause a food-borne illness called salmonellosis, a form of food poisoning. But you may not know that Salmonella bacteria sicken an estimated 1.35 million people every year in the United States. What's more, it's the leading cause of hospitalizations and deaths due to food poisoning.
And Salmonella bacteria can be sneaky — not only by triggering unusual complications, but infecting people in startling ways, says Dr. Elizabeth Hohmann, an infectious disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. One patient she treated showed up with an abdominal aortic aneurysm — a dangerous bulge in the lower section of the body's largest artery — that looked infected. Testing revealed a culprit some would find surprising: Salmonella.
"It's just an interesting organism and it can be kind of scary," she says.
How do people get infected by Salmonella?
Many of the foods Salmonella bacteria lurk in are raw or undercooked. Breaded raw chicken products like nuggets and chicken Kiev are one way it may reach your table. But a variety of foods have been implicated — including organic basil, cantaloupes, ground beef, nut butters, raw cookie dough, eggs, raw or unpasteurized milk, and flour.
Backyard poultry are another source of Salmonella outbreaks. Even small pets such as turtles and frogs, along with dog food, have contributed to multistate outbreaks in recent years.
You can also become infected by handling contaminated food and spreading the bacteria from your hands to your mouth. Additionally, you can spread it to others on your hands or even on your clothes without becoming sick yourself.
"It's a bug that's carried in stool and animal feces and is also present in the environment," Dr. Hohmann says. "So it can set up shop in lots of different inanimate objects, soils, and machinery, especially in moist environments."
What symptoms can Salmonella cause?
Most of the time Salmonella infection leads to gastroenteritis, usually causing just an upset stomach, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. These symptoms can start as soon as six hours after ingesting the bacteria. Typically, symptoms resolve on their own within two to three days.
Some people have such mild symptoms they're barely noticeable. "The classic case might be a college student who eats a burrito from a sketchy place, gets sick for a couple of days, gets better, and doesn't think anything of it," says Dr. Hohmann.
Sometimes symptoms are more serious, such as severe abdominal cramping and bloody diarrhea, or unexplained high fever and marked fatigue. These symptoms require a call to your doctor.
How is salmonellosis treated?
Most people will get better on their own without any medicines. Replacing lost fluids by sipping water or electrolyte drinks to avoid dehydration will help.
Call a doctor if you have
Treating the infection with medicine comes with an annoying paradox, Dr. Hohmann says. If doctors decide to prescribe antibiotics, the person taking the medicine may shed the organism for longer than if they were never treated. "Then that person may have the opportunity — either through poor personal hygiene, sex, or working as a food worker — to spread it to others," she explains. "It's challenging."
What complications can Salmonella lead to?
Some people get sicker with salmonellosis than others, with seemingly no rhyme or reason. But certain folks are especially vulnerable to serious infection, including:
A small percentage of those infected can have Salmonella in their blood, which can spread the infection to other parts of the body such as the urinary tract, bones, joints, or central nervous system (brain and spinal fluid).
And, like Dr. Hohmann's patient with the abdominal aortic aneurysm, on rare occasions Salmonella can lead to unusual blood vessel complications in people who already have atherosclerosis, blockage of the arteries caused by plaque buildup.
What steps can you take to avoid Salmonella?
We all can take steps to avoid the food poisoning, illness, and hospitalizations that Salmonella exposure can cause.
Dr. Hohmann and the CDC suggest these strategies:
Take additional steps to help more vulnerable people stay healthy:
"You hate to make people paranoid, so that we're washing our lettuce leaves with soap, but it's worth thinking about these things, particularly if you have people in your household who are susceptible — which is an increasing number of people," Dr. Hohmann says.
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Even If Seyi Tinubu Is Appointed INEC Chair, APC Will Lose In 2027 Dalung
~1.0 mins read
A former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has declared that regardless of any strategic appointments or political manoeuvres, President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress will face defeat in the 2027 general elections. Speaking on News Central on Friday, Dalung dismissed the potential impact of defections or appointments made by the president, asserting that the will of the people would prevail. “Even if the 36 state governors defect to the APC and he appoints Seyi Tinubu as the chairman of INEC, and maybe he appoints his wife as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, and even if INEC becomes the last institution to decamp to the APC, they are going to be defeated in 2027,” Dalung said. He accused the Tinubu-led administration of declaring war on the Nigerian people, citing worsening living conditions and what he described as state-backed injustice. “Nigerians should buckle up for 2027 because the battle line has been drawn by the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The government has weaponised poverty, hunger, and hardship and has popularised corruption, impunity, and injustice,” he stated. Dalung called on Nigerians to align with the emerging political coalition seeking to challenge the current administration in the next election cycle. “The only option we have now is to align with the coalition movement to reposition ourselves and confront the government in 2027,” he added.
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