Salmonella and Ebola

What is it?. Salmonella is a bacteria that

lives in the intestinal tracts

of humans and other animals.

a viral hemorrhagic fever

How can it can be

transferred?.

The bacteria are usually

transmitted to humans by

eating foods contaminated with

animal feces.

Ebola is transmitted through

bodily fluids. Skin and

conjunctiva exposure may also

lead to transmission, but to a

lesser extent.

When was discovered?. In 1885 by Daniel E. Salmon. Ebola first emerged in 1976 in

Zaire

Symptoms. Most infected people suffer

fever, diarrhea and abdominal

cramps starting 12 to 72 hours

after infection. The illness

tends to last four to seven

days.

Turtles and other animals carry

salmonella through their feces.

Symptoms are:5 days of

bloody diarrhea ,abdominal

cramps, fever, and vomiting.

Nausea, vomiting, pain,

diarrhea and upper respiratory

Cough, chest pain, pharyngitis

symptoms.

Picture 1 : Salmonella Picture 2: Ebola

Differences Similarities

• One is a virus and the other a

bacteria.

• Both may lead to death.

• They spread through different

ways .

• Almost the same symptoms.

Salmonella Case.

A local McDonald’s has had an extended Thanksgiving break due to its link to salmonella.

Owners of the McDonald’s located at 2410 S. Main St. in Bloomington voluntarily kept their

restaurant closed post-Thanksgiving after being contacted by the McLean County Health

Department as a part of an ongoing salmonella investigation.

The Health Department has been investigating cases involving the Salmonella Stanley strand of

salmonella since mid-October. Last week they received a confirmed link between a case and the

South Main McDonald’s.

Kera Simmons, public health communication specialist for the McLean County Health Department,

said currently the salmonella is not linked to any certain food.

http://www.videtteonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37680:salmonella-

case-linked-to-local-mcdonalds&catid=36:newsbloomingtonnormal&Itemid=53

U.S. POISONING

Food poisoning cases caused by salmonella have increased by 10 percent in recent years, despite

widespread campaigns to educate consumers and foodmakers about food preparation and

handling, according to new federal statistics that detail the stubborn presence of salmonella in the

U.S. food supply.

The findings are part of an annual food safety report card released by the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, which since 1996 has tracked the prevalence of the nine most common

food-borne pathogens.

About one in six Americans gets sick from food poisoning every year, and 3,000 die

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-06-07/politics/35235631_1_coli-bacteria-coli-strains-o104

Ebola Case.

KAMPALA, UGANDA—Six more patients suspected to have Ebola have been admitted to hospital

days after investigators confirmed an outbreak of the highly infectious disease in a remote part of

western Uganda, a health official said Monday.

Stephen Byaruhanga, health secretary of the affected Kibaale district, said possible cases of Ebola

are spreading.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2012/07/30/more_ebola_cases_found_in_uganda.html

Ebola Spread

It could be just a plane ride away.

Ebola, the deadly virus that kills many of the people it infects and for which there is no known

cure, has hit central African countries, but to date there have been no confirmed cases in North

America.

On Wednesday, public health officials announced that a woman hospitalized in Hamilton, Ontario,

after becoming ill after flying from Congo to Canada was not suffering from Ebola virus, although

there was concern Tuesday she might have been.

Still, the mere suspicion that someone might be suffering from the Ebola virus is enough to put

public health officials on red alert.

And, given increased international travel these days, some observers are wondering: could a North

American debut of the virus be ahead?

More Ebola Cases in Future?

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=117645&page=1

Conclusion

Both of them caused many deaths all aorund the world , you can see that both are really different

but causes the same danger in humans and they are actual.

For more information

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070902081944AAksF8B

http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Ebola.aspx