Bacteria + viruses

• What are viruses

  a non-living, microscopic infectious agent consisting of DNA encased in a protein coat, that can only reproduce by infecting and hijacking the cells of a living organism
• Can a virus be treated with antibiotics

  No
• what are bacteria

  single-celled, microscopic organisms called prokaryotes, have no nucleus can be both beneficial and harmful
• can bacteria be treated or prevented by antibiotics

  Yes
• Is gonnorreah a virus or bacteria

  Bacteria
• Is salmonella bacteria or a virus

  Bacteria
• Is tobacco mosaic (TMV) bacteria or a virus

  Bacteria
• Is measles a bacteria or virus

  virus
• Is HIV/AIDS a bacteria or virus

  Virus
• How is measles spread

  when an infected person coughs, sneezes, talks releasing droplets containing the virus for others to inhale
• What are the symptoms of measels

  fever, rash, cold like symptoms
• What is the treatment for measles

  No treatment only vaccinations
• how is HIV/AIDS spread

  Sexual contact, sharing needles, bodily fluids, genetics, infected mother breastfeeding baby, organ transplant, blood transfusion
• What are the symptoms of HIV

  flu-like illness with fever, sore throat, rash, and swollen lymph nodes
• what are the symptoms of AIDS

  rapid weight loss, recurring fevers or night sweats, extreme tiredness, prolonged swollen lymph nodes, and infections like pneumonia or diarrhea lasting longer than a week. 
• How do HIV develop into AIDS

  HIV attacks CD4 cells in the immune system and reproduces inside of them making them burst open weakening the immune system until the CD4 cell count drops lower than 200 cells per cubic metre or when infections/cancer develop which is when AIDS is diagnosed
• what happens when AIDS isnt treated

  immune system is critically damaged so the body becomes highly vunerable to infections and disease
• Treatment for HIV/AIDS

  Antiretrovial therapy slows down HIV and prevents it from forming into AIDS
• How is tobacco mosiac spread

  Direct contact between infected and healthy plants, tools, hands
• symptoms of TMV

  mosaic pattern of light and dark green areas on leaves, mottling, yellowing, and leaf curling
• What does TMV do to the plant

  Stunted growth from preventing photosynthesis by infecting chlorophyll, change in colour, reduced crop yield
• Treatment for TMV

  Removing infected plants, good sanitation
• Symptoms of gonorreah

  Painful urination, unusual discharge, pain during sexual intercourse
• How is gonorreah spread

  Sexually transmitted through unprotected sex
• Treatments for gonorreah

  Antibiotics
• Symptoms of salmonella

  Diarrhea, fever, stomach cramps, vomitting
• how is salmonella spread

  Contaminated, raw, undercooked meat/poultry, unpasteurized milk and unhygienic food preparation
• Treatment for salmonella

  rehydration, antibiotics in severe cases
• Preventing salmonella

  hygienic cooking, cooking food properly, no cross contamination
• Preventing measles

  MMR vaccination, isolating infected person
• Preventing gonorreah

  Less sexual partners, protected sex
• Preventing TMV

  Strict sanitation, immediately removing infected plants
• Preventing HIV/AIDS

  Protected sex, less sexual partners