salmonella and gonorrhoea

Question 1

are salmonella and gonorrhoea communities or non-communicable diseases?

Answer 1

they are communicable diseases

Question 2

what can bacteria be killed by?

Answer 2

using anti biotics

Question 3

how is the bacteria that causes salmonella food poisoning spread by?

Answer 3

investing infected food

Question 4

how can food be infectious

Answer 4

when it is prepared in unhygienic conditions

Question 5

what do the bacteria release that cause the symptoms of salmonella?

Answer 5

harmful chemicals called toxins

Question 6

what are the symptoms of salmonella

important

Answer 6

a fever
abdominal cramps
vomiting
diarrhoea

Question 7

what in the uk helps control yeh spread of salmonella disease

Answer 7

all chickens are vaccinated against salmonella

Question 8

what is gonorrhoea?

Answer 8

a communicable sexually transmitted disease (STD)

Question 9

what are the symptoms of gonorrhoea?

important

Answer 9

a thick yellow/green discharge from the penis or vagina

pain when urinating

Question 10

in the past, what was gonorrhoea treated by?

what happened to this treatement?

Answer 10

the antibiotic, penicillin
Antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria became common
we now use a different antibiotic to treat gonorrhoea

Question 11

how can we stop the spread of gonorrhoea

Answer 11

using a condom during sex stops the bacteria passing from person to person.
people who have unprotected sex should be tested for gonorrhoea and then treated with antibiotics to kill the bacteria before they pass it to another person