How to avoid salmonella poisoning during the holiday season

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that in the U.S., salmonella causes one million cases annually.

Read on for a look at salmonella and what you can do to avoid getting sick.

What is salmonella?

It’s “a bacterial infection that usually affects the gut” which people can get through food or animals, said Dr. Pauline J. Jose, a family medicine specialist with Proactive Health Labs, a nonprofit which offers health information.

You can be infected through consuming animal products and produce that are contaminated, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says.