Salmonella Outbreak

In 20 states, 141 people were affected by an epidemic of salmonella and has reached 20 states. THirty-one people were in the hospital and two people died from a form of salmonella called salmonella typhimurium started in Kentucky where the two fatalities occured. and is where more than a third of the cases happened, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

According to the CDC, the cantaloupe emerged from a southwestern Indiana farm.

They did a survey of 24 patients who were sick and 18 ate cantaloupes before they became ill. Don’t buy a cantaloupe at anyplace unless it has a sticker saying where it came from and if it says Indiana toss it.

A page on the CDCD website about this said, “if no sticker is present, consumers should inquire about the source. When in doubt throw it out.”

With salmonella typhimurium, when a person is infected, symptoms will usually include diarrhea, vomiting and cramps. You will get it between 12-72 hours after eating tainted food.

The infection emerges from the intestines and can travel to the blood stream where you will need treatment or it could prove fatal.