date:Sep 24, 2012
However, in some people, the diarrhea may be so severe that the patient needs to be hospitalized. In these patients, the Salmonella infection may spread from the intestines to the blood stream, and then to other body sites and can cause death unless the person is treated promptly with antibiotics.
One thing not included in the CDC's report was a state-by-state listing of where the ill persons reside. Among the states reporting cases, however, are Massachusetts (3), Pennsylvania (2), New York