On Fri, 22 Aug 1997, Stefan Joest wrote:
> I always read, that cooking destroys Salmonella and that it can catch
> you only if you are eating raw eggs or dishes made with raw eggs. So
> I'm confused now. Can you help me?
> And salmon containing Salmonella is a riddle to me too. I thought, they
> are only infesting chicken? Is the similarity of the names intended
> here because Salmonella originally are fish (salmon?) bacteria? I rea-
> lized this similarity today because it doesn't occur in German. Salmon
> in German is "Lachs" - no connection to "Salmonellen".

I've been having egg-yolks for the past month or so, on a daily basis,
2-3 a day (along with the shells).  Didn't have problems.

How does one know he consumed the bacteria?  What are the signs?  And how
serious can it get?