Prognosis of Salmonella food poisoning
Prognosis for Salmonella food poisoning: most persons recover without treatment. (Source: excerpt from Salmonellosis (General): DBMD)
...
While most people recover successfully from salmonellosis, a
few will experience long-term symptoms such as arthritis.
Salmonellosis can be a very serious or even deadly infection in
those who are very young, elderly, or have weakened immune
systems. (Source: excerpt from Foodborne Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
...see also Overview of Salmonella food poisoning
Salmonella food poisoning: Duration statistics
Duration of Salmonella food poisoning: Duration of symptoms -- Acute symptoms may last for 1 to 2 days or may be prolonged, again depending on host factors, ingested dose, and strain characteristics.
(Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)
Deaths and Mortality Rates
Deaths from Salmonella food poisoning: estimated 1,000 deaths each year (DBMD); 38 reported deaths (NVSR Sep 2001)
Estimated mortality rate for Salmonella food poisoning from incidence and deaths statistics:
- Deaths: 1,000 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data:
estimated 1,000 deaths each year (DBMD); 38 reported deaths (NVSR Sep 2001))
- Incidence: 1,400,000 (USA annual incidence calculated from this data:
estimated 1.4 million cases (CDC estimate/NIAID, many unreported)
- 0.071% (ratio of deaths to incidence).
- See also Deaths and Salmonella food poisoning and Overview of Salmonella food poisoning.
Complications:
Complications of Salmonella food poisoning may include:
Complications of Salmonella food poisoning from the Diseases Database include:
Source: Diseases Database
See also complications of Salmonella food poisoning.
Salmonella food poisoning: Research More
About prognosis:
The 'prognosis' of Salmonella food poisoning usually refers to the likely outcome
of Salmonella food poisoning.
The prognosis of Salmonella food poisoning
may include the duration of Salmonella food poisoning, chances of complications of Salmonella food poisoning,
probable outcomes,
prospects for recovery, recovery period for Salmonella food poisoning, survival rates,
death rates,
and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Salmonella food poisoning.
Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.
