Would it be theoretically possible to build up resistance to Salmonella?

submitted by rubberbiscuit from self.AskSaidIt

like if a pharma company put in a series of 10 days of pills, starting with a very low dose and increasing daily until the last pill hit a level high enough that you would then be immune. Is this possible but just not financially sound or is it something that just loses resistance too quickly?

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[–]jet199 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, my Grandfather never had food poisoning as an adult because the house he grew up in was so unhygienic.

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Salmonella is preventable with simple processes such as washing hands and cooking thoroughly, there would be very little gain in training the body to become resistant to Salmonella artificially through medicinal means.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Salmonella isn't even that bad. I've had a few bad eggs, since I usually eat them raw. You just have to take some iodide and selenium if you believe you caught it, and it usually subsides within a day.

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

It kills off the old and the sick, so much like covid.

[–]yelgy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

do you eat the shells too?

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

no lol

[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't think anyone can answer that conclusively until a study is done.

But what is a "low dose"? An infection is an infection. You would need to diminish the bacterias ability to replicate in some way.