in 2012 : it hospitalizes 20,000 and kills almost 400 people every year. Now doctors are turning to a killer to fight cancer. Salmonella naturally travels to the GI tract so colon and liver cancers are good targets.
“The bacteria, interestingly, actually doesn’t just grow inside your body. It actually gets inside the individual cells so that it’s right there inside of the tumor cells, Salmonella isn’t the only bacteria under study.
Salmonella - is the genus name for a large number (over 2,500) of types of bacteria. Each type is distinctly identifiable by its specific protein coating. The types are otherwise closely related. Salmonella bacteria are rod-shaped, flagellated, Gram stain-negative, and are known to cause disease in humans, animals, and birds (especially poultry) worldwide.
Salmonella - is the most common disease caused by the organisms. Abdominal cramping also may occur. Salmonellosis thus produces the symptoms that are commonly referred to as food poisoning. Although food poisoning is usually a mild disease, the nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea can lead to dehydration and even death (about 500 per year in the U.S.).
However, over 1.4 million cases of salmonellosis occur per year in the U.S., and the rest of industrialized countries have similar high rates. Countries with poor sanitation have a much higher incidence of salmonellosis.
