Symptoms of salmonella

Poisoning?! How often do we face it in everyday life. We are engaged in "self-treatment".

A frequent cause of poisoning can be an acute intestinal infection.

One of the variants of acute intestinal infections is salmonellosis. By frequency of occurrence it is one of the most popular forms of acute intestinal infections (OCI), second only to dysentery.

In view of this prevalence of the disease, the symptoms of salmonellosis are of genuine interest, both among medical workers and ordinary people, who are most often themselves sick.

What is necessary to know? Which symptoms of salmonellosis are the most frequent and indicative?

It should be noted that there are several forms of salmonellosis, which are delimited depending on the location of the infectious agent and the place of its harmful effects.

One of the forms, gastrointestinal - occurs most often. It is characterized by abdominal pain, diarrhea, and profuse vomiting. Symptoms of salmonellosis of this form also include the characteristic symptoms of intoxication: headache, weakness, chills, dizziness, high temperatures (up to thirty-eight to forty-one degrees), pain and aches in the whole body. The duration of this disease is from three to eight days.

Typhoid-like - this form of salmonellosis is characterized by a strong and prolonged (up to two weeks) fever. The most pronounced symptoms are symptoms of intoxication (lethargy, fatigue, headache). Sometimes a rash appears in this form of acute intestinal infection .

The last, and the most severe form of salmonellosis is the septic form. During the first 24 hours after the development of the infection, the disease develops in the form of sepsis. This form is the most dangerous for the life and health of the patient, due to the rapid deterioration of the condition.

These signs of salmonellosis are basic, but rare forms are also possible, the manifestation of which will be excellent. As for the disease itself, it is worth noting that after recovery in 20% of cases there is a bacteriocarrier, that is, the person who has been ill is the source of infection. In principle, this carrier is short-lived, but in some cases, chronic carrier can develop, which is extremely unfavorable in the epidemic and requires repeated treatment to eradicate the infectious agent from the human body.

Treatment of salmonellosis in adults is reduced to the initial cleansing of the body from a dangerous agent, for this purpose, the stomach and intestines are washed . To eliminate intoxication, it is necessary to provide the patient with hot drink. The use of antispasmodics and antibiotics is indicated as a medical device. Of the antibiotics, penicillins and fluoroquinolones are most often used. It is worth remembering that the duration of taking antibiotics should be at least five days, and in severe cases (with prolonged illness) until the third day after recovery.

Important in the treatment is a strict diet. The diet should be built on the principles of mechanical and chemical shaking of the gastrointestinal tract. It is strictly forbidden to drink milk.

Symptoms - symptoms of salmonellosis are indicative (diagnostically significant). That is, the symptoms of salmonella infection, as well as the results of bacterial inoculation are a reliable sign of a correctly diagnosed diagnosis.

Thus, salmonellosis is one of the most frequent forms of acute intestinal infections, requiring a thorough approach to treatment.