Salmonellosis

Salmonella are a group of intestinal bacteria that can cause disease in animals and man.

In birds and small mammals salmonella causes diarrhea, septicemia (blood infections) and asymptomatic carrier states.

People too, like “Typhoid Mary” can carry and spread the disease without signs of disease.

Common animal carriers of these bacteria are reptiles, rats and mice. People with a robust immune system rarely experience more than severe cramps and diarrhea.

However in infants and people with weak immune systems the disease can be life-threatening.