Food Borne illness
Kerry Pettit
SCI/163 Elements of health and Wellness
June Monday 9,2014
Patti Cantamessa

Abstract Infectious pathogen in salmonella is salmonella enterica bacterium. Salmonella are motile, non-spore forming, gram negative, rod-shaped bacteria. There are approximately 2,400 types of salmonella. (Schneider, 2013) There are many different kinds of this bacteria, salmonella serotype, typhimurium and salmonella serotype enteritis are the most common types. Salmonella is wide spread in the environment and is associated with all animals’ species including amphibians, mammals, reptiles, and birds. (WebMD, 2012) You can get salmonellosis by eating food that is contaminated with salmonella. Food can become contaminated during to processing or handling of food. Food can also become contaminated by people who are infected and do not wash their hands. Most cases of salmonella are from people who do not wash his or her hands after using the bathroom. Beef, poultry, milk and eggs are most often infected with salmonella. The immune system protects the body from harmful substances by recognizing and responding and responding to antigens. Antigens are substances on the surface of cells, viruses, fungi, or bacteria. The immune system identifies and destroys substances that contain any antigens. Your immune system is your body’s defense force. It helps invading germs out, or kills them if they get into your body. Your immune tracks all of the substances normally found in the body. Any new substances in the body that the immune system does not recognize triggers an alarm, which results in the immune system attacking it.
On January 10, 2014 Tyson food Inc. recalled 33,840 pounds of mechanically separated chicken that may have been contaminated with salmonella. The recalled chicken products were not available for consumer purchase in retail stores. Narms