Do you wash your pet’s food and water bowls regularly? If not, you could be creating an environment that harbors the bacterial infection salmonella, which can infect both you and your furry friend
Salmonella is a bacterial infection that can cause fever, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. It can be transmitted from contaminated food, such as raw meat or eggs. But what you may not know is that your pets — and the food they eat — could carry salmonella, which can make you and your family sick. Dr. Tina Ardon, a family medicine physician with the Mayo Clinic, explains how to prevent salmonella infection from spreading.
'Salmonella is a bacterial infection that people can get from touching contaminated food or through contaminated water, or perhaps from their pets and their food and their feces,' Ardon explains. One of the best ways to keep yourself safe from salmonella infection is prevention. 'That requires us to wash your hands consistently. Be thoughtful about washing your pet bowls and be thoughtful about their food.
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