Pet Turtles and Salmonella

According to disease centers every year in the u.s. about 50000 cases of salmonella reported almost one in three of these are children under four. The main causes of salmonella among children, is connected with the turtles Turtles are known to carry bacterium on shell and external surface of their skin Bacterium that turtles carry non-typhoidal type as a child recognizes playing with turtles, they are at high risk of infection.

Children can get salmonella when they touch or manage turtles that bacterium have any surface that comes in contact with the feces of Tao and bacterium can be the source of infection. People with immune system will run the risk of infection if they touch or manage turtles, however the infection cannot be transmitted through the bite or scratch.

If your child has salmonella from pet turtle and symptoms begin to appear within 3 days, your child will suffer from fever headache nausea vomiting cramps in the stomach and diarrhea sometimes diarrhea can be blood. If you don't find appropriate for your child that infection can become severe and affect the liver and spleen are your children can get meningitis or other infections such as pneumonia.

You can prevent your child from contracting salmonella from pet turtle by the few health operating. Make sure your child washes hands with hot-cold water and SOAP after playing with turtle. If your child is really small, you are recommended not to allow the leisurely pace anywhere near him or her. Do not allow the turtle to roam around the House, especially the children to play freely. If you have a shower of turtle made it outside and are not. In the kitchen or bathroom. If your shower turtle in your kitchen or bath tub, clean rooms, location is used as a disinfectant in detail.

These are some ways you can prevent the spread of salmonella from pet turtle to your children and other family members.