bacterial diseases ( salmonella and gonorrhea)

Question 1

unlike viruses, bacteria can be killed with _____?

Answer 1

bacteria can be killed with antibiotics

Question 2

salmonella is a type of bacteria that causes ____ _______?

Answer 2

salmonella is a type of bacteria that causes food poisoning

Question 3

what are the 4 symptoms of salmonella?

Answer 3

fever, vomiting, stomach cramps and diarrhoea

Question 4

what do salmonella secrete that cause these symptoms?

Answer 4

salmonella bacteria secrete toxins which cause these symptoms

Question 5

how is salmonella spread?

Answer 5

eating food that has been infected with salmonella bacteria

Question 6

how is the spread of salmonella reduced?

Answer 6

in the UK, all chickens are vaccinated against salmonella

Question 7

gonorrhea is a ______ _____ disease?

Answer 7

gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease

Question 8

what are the symptoms of gonorrhea?

Answer 8

thick yellow or green discharge from vagina or penis, and pain while urinating

Question 9

before, gonorrhea was treated using antiobiotic penicillin, what has made it harder to treat it now?

Answer 9

antiobiotic resistant strains of bacteria are now common

Question 10

how is the spread of gonorrhea prevented?

Answer 10

use of a condom, and using antibiotics to kill bacteria