Salmonella cholerasuis

Question 1

S. cholerasuis

Answer 1

• rare disease
• source: swine
• oral ingestion of contaminated food
• infectious dose: 1000 organisms
• short incubation (6-72 hours)
• high fever and bacteremia after onset of gastroenteritis
• microabscesses can develop in any body tissues
• young age, malaria, immune dysfunction due to AIDS, steroid use, or immune suppressive therapy, and sickle cell anemia are associated with increased susceptibility