- KidsHealth: Salmonella Infections
Information about the foodborne illness caused by salmonella bacteria. Discusses various types, symptoms, and treatment.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/salmonellosis.html
- CDC: Salmonellosis
General information about the infection caused by the bacteria called Salmonella, when food is eaten raw or undercooked. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/disease_listing/salmonellosis_gi.html
- Bad Bug Book: Salmonella spp.
Clinical overview of salmonella infection, including symptoms, complications, and selected outbreaks. From the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap1.html
- MedlinePlus: Salmonella Infections
General information about salmonellosis including articles written specifically for children and women.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/salmonellainfections.html
- Salmonella and Food Poisoning
Explains symptoms of salmonella poisoning, when the infection requires medical attention, and basic rules for preparing food hygienically.
www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/salmonella.htm
- Fright of the Iguana, The
1997 article from FDA Consumer Magazine detailing the risk of pet reptiles passing salmonella infection to their owners.
www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1997/797_rept.html
- WHO: Drug-Resistant Salmonella
Fact sheet by the World Health Organization featuring epidemiology, transmission, treatment, and the emergence of salmonella strains resistant to medically important antimicrobials.
www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs139/en
- About.com: First Aid for Salmonella Poisoning Symptoms
Tips to treat or avoid salmonella food poisoning.
firstaid.about.com/od/infections/qt/06_salmonella.htm
- HealthSquare: Salmonella Food Poisoning
Describes salmonella food poisoning, including risks and what to do with a mild or strong infection.
www.healthsquare.com/mc/fgmc0601.htm
- KidsHealth: What Is Salmonellosis?
Information about Salmonellosis, an illness caused by a bacteria found in raw food, soil, or water.
www.kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/salmonellosis.html
- About.com: Signs and Symptoms of Salmonella Food Poisoning
Features the symptoms of salmonella food poisoning, caused by a bacteria in food leading to diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain, headache, nausea, and dehydration.
infectiousdiseases.about.com/od/symptoms/qt/salmonella_symp.htm
- NIAID: Salmonellosis
Features an overview, causes, transmission, and symptoms of the foodborne disease, salmonellosis, caused by Salmonella bacteria, which can be sometimes caused by a strain resistant to several antibiotics. From the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
www3.niaid.nih.gov/healthscience/healthtopics/salmonellosis
- USDA: Salmonella Questions and Answers
Fact sheet about Salmonella, the most frequently reported cause of foodborne illness. From the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
www.fsis.usda.gov/fact_sheets/salmonella_questions_&_answers/index.asp
- Suite101: Salmonella Poisoning
Includes symptoms, causes, and treatment of salmonella poisoning which affects approximately 40,000 people every year in the United States and kills about 600 of them.
diseases-viruses.suite101.com/article.cfm/salmonella
- New York State Department of Heatlh: Salmonellosis
Fact sheet on salmonellosis, an infection with salmonella bacteria. Includes causes, symptoms, treatment, and precautions to be taken against this diarrheal illness.
www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/communicable/salmonellosis/fact_sheet.htm
- Wikipedia: Salmonella
User-edited article about Salmonella, a genus of rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria that causes foodborne illness called salmonellosis.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmonella
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Salmonella Food Poisoning
List of symptoms of Salmonella food poisoning and the tests to confirm the diagnosis.
www.wrongdiagnosis.com/s/salmonella_food_poisoning/symptoms.htm
- CDC: Salmonella Infection (Salmonellosis)
Disease information on salmonellosis, including a fact sheet, travelers' information, and updates on risks and precautions.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_salmonella.htm
- MedicineNet: Salmonella
Facts on Salmonella poisoning including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the form of gastroenteritis characterized by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever.
www.medicinenet.com/salmonella/article.htm
- eMedicine: Salmonellosis
Monograph about the food-borne disease salmonella first described in 1880 and cultured in 1884. The infection is caused by the motile, gram-negative, rod-shaped salmonella bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae.
www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2058.htm
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