Kallu, a 22-year-old male had an outing with his friends and developed a fever of 38.50C, diarrhoea and vomiting following eating chicken salad, 24 hours back. Two of his friends developed the same symptoms. The diagnosis is: (A) Salmonella enteritis, (B) Bacillus cereus, (C) Staphylococcus aureus, (D) Vibrio cholerae
Answer is A. Salmonella gastroenteritis or food poisoning is generally a zoonotic disease, the source of infections being animal products. It may be caused by any Salmonella called non-typical salmonella. Human infections result from the ingestion of contaminated food. The most frequent source of salmonella poisoning is poultry, meat, milk and milk products. Clinically, the disease develops after a sho incubation period of 24 hours or less, with diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal pain and fever. Ref: Ananthanarayan and Paniker&;s Textbook of Microbiology, 9th edition; pg no: 300