salmonella

Everyday

1. A kind of bacteria that can cause food poisoning, with stomach ache, being sick, diarrhoea and fever. tree →
2. The illness caused by these bacteria (often called salmonella or food poisoning). tree →

In the lessons

In health, cooking and food safety lessons: salmonella can be found in raw chicken, raw eggs and unwashed food, and on reptiles like turtles and lizards. To stay safe: wash hands, keep raw meat apart from ready-to-eat food, cook chicken and eggs fully, don't eat raw cake mix, keep food cold in the fridge. Phrases: salmonella poisoning, catch salmonella.

Examples

• Salmonella is a germ that can give you food poisoning. tree →
• Always cook chicken all the way through to kill salmonella. tree →
• Don't eat raw cake mix — raw eggs can carry salmonella. tree →
• Wash your hands after touching raw meat. tree →
• Pet turtles can carry salmonella, so wash your hands after holding them. tree →
• Use a different chopping board for raw meat. tree →

Note

Pronounced sal-mo-NEL-la. Uncountable: «some salmonella», not «a salmonella». It is not a fish disease — the name comes from a scientist called Salmon, not the fish.