Word: salmonella
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...first alerted of Salmonella poisoning on campus, when eight students were diagnosed with the illness. Three of the cases were serious enough to warrant admittance into Stillman Infirmary for treatment...
Then-UHS Assistant Director Dr. Sholem Postel said at the time that Salmonella infects mainly dairy products, especially food made with eggs. Diarrhea is the main symptom of such poisoning—in fall 1978, students would nickname the Salmonella outbreak the “Harvard trots...
According the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC), Salmonella bacteria usually resides within human and animal intestines and are transmitted by eating foods contaminated with feces or by the unwashed hands of infected food handlers. Contaminated foods look and smell normal, making identification difficult. The illness usually lasts only four to seven days, and most people recover without treatment, according...
State Department of Public Health investigators also stepped in to take samples of contaminated foods to confirm the specific species of Salmonella that caused the poisoning. Samples were also taken from kitchen staff and students who worked in the Union or the Varsity Club kitchens...
While investigators labored to find Salmonella carriers, on Oct. 28, a week and a half after the first outbreak, eight more students—this time in Winthrop House—were infected...