What is Salmonella again? “It is a pathogenic intestinal bacterium that can end up in our food chain via faecal contamination – via feces -“, explains professor Jacxsens in the Radio 1 program “De Wereld today”.
If you become infected with the bacteria, you can get salmonellosis, a disease that can cause fever, cramps and diarrhea. “So you can get sick from it,” says professor Jacxsens. “Certainly if you belong to the so-called yopi: young children, the elderly, pregnant women and people with immune problems.” But usually the disease is not dangerous, the professor also reassures.
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