Salmonella and Cucumbers! Can you really get infected? Symptoms, recovery, and precautions to know

Fearing the spreding of salmonella infection, Cucumbers distributed across over 24 U.S. states and Canada are being recalled. SunFed Produce said, the recall involves whole fresh cucumbers distributed to foodservice and retail outlets between October 12 and November 26. The cucumbers were shipped to customers in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York and other areas These were grown in Sonora, Mexico. If the sticker shows ‘SunFed Mexico’ as the place where your cucumbers were grown, throw them away or return them to the location where you bought them,” the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a food safety alert posted Friday, a reported by CNN. Symptoms of a salmonella infection include diarrhea and bloody diarrhea, fever, chills, headache, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting that can start within hours or days of consuming the bacteria.