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Asked by anon-175973 to Mark on 12 Jun 2018.
Question: Have you ever had salmonella?
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Mark Kirkwood answered on 12 Jun 2018:
HAHA, nice question!
It’d be hard to know for sure, unless you took a sample of your poo and tested it for Salmonella (yeh, no thanks).
Usually, if you get an upset stomach, it’ll be Campylobacter, which is very common and causes mild upsets.
If you get really sick, it could be Salmonella or maybe E.coli, or maybe even norovirus (this virus goes around hospitals a lot and can cause outbreaks).When I first started in my job, I washed my hands A LOT, and whenever I felt a bit funny, I wondered if I had accidentally eaten some of my experiments 😛
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Ali commented on :
I am a little disappointed that Mark doesn’t test his own poo every time he’s illl 😉
Mark commented on :
Only every other time, because otherwise it’s a waste of plastic 😀
Ali commented on :
Ha ha ha. I LOVE that even in this you’re thinking about the environment 🙂
anon-176407 commented on :
Ali Gotta Agree With Ya There xD
Mark commented on :
I’m a secret eco-warrior. A big part of my job now is looking to reduce the environmental impact of our work. We can do cool science AND be careful with out planet, ya know!