actually, almost any infection (depending on the "germ"
can reach your blood if it goes without being treated at it's primary location. the thing is, some of those nasty microorganisms can get through your system without showing symptoms for quite a while, giving them more of an opportunity. just an example, my brother was in the hospital over the summer with a strep infection in his skin (cellulitis), which had spread through his blood and was all over his body, because he had gotten strep throat and didn't treat it. thing was though, his throat barely hurt so he just thought it was a cold and dismissed it. weird, huh? i'm no expert on salmonella, but from the sounds of it, it's just one of those things... some people it hits right away, and sometimes it just sits and waits. i know that it's possible for reptiles to carry salmonella, but as long as you keep the living quarters as sanitary as possible and wash your hands after you handle them, it shouldn't be a problem. i mean geez, i think we all know you can get salmonella poisoning just from handling raw chicken or eggs, it's that easy. and also, to be completely honest, i think they should check donated blood for infection all the time. it's no big surprise that it can happen, and they test for everything else anyway.
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