Savoy Head Start Salmonella Investigation
A possible Salmonella outbreak at Savoy Head Start in the Village of Savoy, Illinois, has prompted school officials to close the facility for cleaning and scouring. a school official told ABC Newschannel 15.
Preliminary investigation suggests a person-to-person Salmonella outbreak at Savoy Head Start, a preschool for children ages 3 to 5. The school official told the news station that children and staff have been ill. Who or where the bacteria came from remains unknown.
Salmonella bacteria is especially threatening to children under 5, the elderly and others who have underdeveloped or compromised immune systems. In person-to-person Salmonella outbreaks, transmission is fecal-oral, resulting when an infected person doesn't wash their hands properly after going to the toilet.
Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections, endocardiditis or reactive arthritis, also known as Reiter's Syndrome..
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