What is salmonella infection?

Salmonella is a type of bacteria and may result in food-borne illness affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms of salmonella infections often include diarrhea, fever, and cramping and they may last up to 7 days.

How do members experience salmonella infection?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with salmonella infection*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for salmonella infection*

Who has salmonella infection on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 0
40s 0
50s 0
60s 1
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 2

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What is salmonella infection?

Salmonella is a type of bacteria and may result in food-borne illness affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms of salmonella infections often include diarrhea, fever, and cramping and they may last up to 7 days.



Common symptoms reported by people with salmonella infection

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for salmonella infection

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Compare treatments taken by people with salmonella infection

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Who has salmonella infection on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 0 say salmonella infection is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 0
40s 0
50s 0
60s 1
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 2

These charts show data from salmonella infection patients who have completed their condition history
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