Septicemia - infrequent form of infection with fever and generalized signs. Salmonellosis, Salmonella spp. Many animal species Fecal - oral route. Infection causes a sudden onset of headache, abdominal pain, diarrhea and sometimes vomiting. Focal infections can be localized in any tissue of the body with signs related to the area of infection.
Immunosuppressed people are at extra risk.
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