Bacterial diseases and Preventing diseases

Question 1

What’s salmonella food poisoning spread by?

Answer 1

Bacteria ingested in food or on food prepared in unhygienic conditions.

Question 2

In the UK what are poultry vaccinated against and why?

Answer 2

Salmonella to control the spread

Question 3

What does salmonella cause and why?

Answer 3

Fever,abdominal cramps,vomiting and diarrhoea,which is caused by the bacteria and the toxins they secrete.

Question 4

What is Gonorrhoea?

Answer 4

A sexual transmitted disease(STD)

Question 5

What are the symptoms of gonorrhoea?

Answer 5

A thick yellow or green discharge from the vagina or penis and pain on urinating.

Question 6

How is gonorrhoea caused?

Answer 6

By a bacterium

Question 7

What used to treat gonorrhoea easily?

Answer 7

Antibiotic’s(penicillin) until many resistant strains appeared.

Question 8

How is gonorrhoea spread by and how can it be controlled?

Answer 8

Sexual contact which can be controlled by treatment with antibiotics or the use of a barrier method of contraception such as a condom.

Question 9

What are the 4 common methods that can be used to prevent the spread of diseases?

Answer 9

Being hygienic-using simple hygiene measures
Destroying vectors-Getting rid of the organisms that spread the disease.
Quarantine
Vaccination