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Detailed explanation-1: -Salmonella are a group of bacteria that can cause gastrointestinal illness and fever called salmonellosis. Salmonella can be spread by food handlers who do not wash their hands and/or the surfaces and tools they use between food preparation steps, and when people eat raw or undercooked foods.

Detailed explanation-2: -Salmonella is spread by ingestion of Salmonella bacteria in food derived from infected animals or food contaminated by feces of an infected animal or person. Common vehicles include undercooked eggs, raw milk, contaminated water, meat and poultry.

Detailed explanation-3: -CDC estimates that Salmonella causes more foodborne illnesses than any other bacteria. Chicken is a major source of these illnesses. In fact, about 1 in every 25 packages of chicken at the grocery store are contaminated with Salmonella. You can get sick from contaminated chicken if it’s not cooked thoroughly.

Detailed explanation-4: -Salmonella Typhimurium infection via foodborne transmission remains a major public health threat even in developed countries.

Detailed explanation-5: -Salmonella is one of the most common forms of food poisoning. Over a million people in the U.S. alone get salmonella every year and 26, 500 are hospitalized. There are about 420 deaths due to salmonella every year in the U.S.