Bacterial diseases

Cards (5)

  • Transmission of salmonella
    Passed from faeces of animals or humans to others
    Found in unhygienic kitchens, and undercooked meat, eggs, and poultry
  • Prevention of salmonella
    All poultry are vaccinated against it
    Thoroughly cooking food and preparing it in hygienic conditions
  • Transmission of gonorrhoea
    Sexual contact
  • Symptoms of gonorrhoea
    Burning pain when urinating
    Thick green / yellow discharge from genitals
    Can result in infertility
  • Prevention/ treatment of gonorrhoea
    Abstinence
    Barrier methods of protection
    Antibiotics - although may becom ineffective