What are steps for avoiding disease transmission/getting Salmonellosis?
• Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent Salmonella. • The primary method of prevention is to thoroughly wash your hands • After using the bathroom • After having contact with animal feces • After handling reptiles or birds • Avoid cross-contamination by • Thoroughly washing your hands before handling any food and between handling different types of food • Keeping uncooked meats separate from produce, cooked foods and ready-to-eat foods • Thoroughly wash hands and cutting boards, counters, knives and other utensils used to prepare uncooked foods of animal origin. • Do not eat or drink raw or undercooked foods of animal origin (e.g., eggs, poultry or meat or unpasteurized milk). • Thoroughly wash produce before eating. • If you have Salmonella, do not prepare food or pour water for others until you have been shown to no longer be carrying the Salmonella bacterium.
