4.3.1.3 Bacterial Diseases Flashcards
1
Q
What are two types of bacterial diseases?
A
- salmonella
- gonorrhoea
2
Q
What is salmonella?
A
- type of bacteria that causes food poisoning
3
Q
How is salmonella spread?
A
- eating food that’s been contaminated with the bacteria
- e.g. eating chicken that cause the disease whilst it was alive
- e.g. eating food that has been contaminated by being prepared unhygienically
4
Q
What are the symptoms of salmonella?
A
- fever
- stomach cramps
- vomiting
- diarrhoea
5
Q
How do you prevent salmonella?
A
- most poultry is given a vaccination to control the spread
6
Q
What is gonorrhoea?
A
- sexually transmitted disease (STD)
- caused by bacteria
7
Q
How are STDs spread?
A
- sexual contact
- e.g. having unprotected sex
8
Q
What are the symptoms of gonorrhoea?
A
- pain when urinating
- thick yellow or green discharge from vagina or penis
9
Q
How was gonorrhoea originally treated?
A
- penecillin
- some strains have become resistant
10
Q
How do you prevent the spread of gonorrhoea?
A
- treated by antibiotics
- use barrier methods of contraception like condoms
