Salmonella toll tops 1,000; peppers now eyed

By LAURAN NEERGAARD , AP Medical Writer, Medicine & Health / Diseases

(AP) -- More than 1,000 people now are confirmed ill from salmonella initially linked to raw tomatoes, a grim milestone Wednesday that makes this the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion, the government is warning certain people to avoid types of hot peppers, too.

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Posted by vlam67 07/09/08 18:30

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I don't know about other sufferer of salmonella- but for me-downing two fresh cloves of garlic mashed in a cup, then filled with warm water, garlic and all, does the job. An age-old cure for food poisoning. I know it tastes horrible, but 30 minutes is all it takes to calm down the vomiting, so i guess it's not like the end of the world!

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Posted by Doug_Huffman 07/09/08 18:33

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Yep. Cures what ails ya. If you ain't sick then it'll take care of that too.

Stuff with no side effects generally has no effect at all.

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Posted by am_Unition 07/09/08 19:34

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Grow.your.own.food(s). :)

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Posted by DoctorKnowledge 07/10/08 05:41

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vlam67, I think you're right that vomiting is underrated as a way to get rid of bad food. But salmonella takes between 8 and 72 hours to develop symptoms. I.e., if I understand this correctly, the food that caused the illness could already be "long gone" in the normal way. Here's the USDA on salmonella: www.fsis.usda.gov...estions_&_Answers/index.asp

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Posted by bfreewithrp 07/12/08 17:27

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Posted by bfreewithrp 07/12/08 17:33

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There are a few medical sources that feel the immune system may have reached a threshold which just happens to be below what is needed to ward off this level of a salmonella outbreak. As there is an increase in our food processing, it is estimated that the immune system suffers a toll and this may be one result.