
I've been hearing since I was little about what a bad idea it is to
give chicks and ducklings to kids as Easter gifts. So why is it,
I wonder, that someone somewhere out there must not be getting the same
memos that I have been all these years, because I ran across
this
article stating concern
about the potentially deadly link between those
cute little chicks, kids, and salmonella poisoning. Salmonella causes an
infection that typically results in diarrhea, fever, and cramps, with
most people recivering without treatment in a few days. Some cases,
however, require hospitalization as the infection rapidly spreads
throughout the body. Nice, huh?
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