salmonella + gonorrohea

• How are salmonella food poisoning and gonorrhea transmitted?

  By pathogens from person to person
• What is a pathogen?

  A microorganism that causes infectious disease
• How do antibiotics affect bacteria?

  They can kill bacteria unlike viruses
• What causes salmonella food poisoning?

  Bacteria spread by ingesting infected food
• What does the term "ingesting" mean?

  It means eating
• What are the conditions that can lead to salmonella food poisoning?

  Using the same chopping board for raw chicken
• What are the symptoms of salmonella food poisoning?

  Fever, abdominal cramps, vomiting, diarrhea
• How is the spread of salmonella controlled in the UK?

  All chicken are vaccinated against salmonella
• What type of disease is gonorrhea?

  A sexually transmitted disease (STD)
• What are the symptoms of gonorrhea?

  Thick yellow or green discharge, pain urinating
• How was gonorrhea treated in the past?

  Using the antibiotic penicillin
• What is a current challenge in treating gonorrhea?

  Antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria
• What are two ways to stop the spread of gonorrhea?

  Using condoms and getting tested
• Why should people who have unprotected sex get tested for gonorrhea?

  To treat bacteria before spreading it
• What are the causes and symptoms of salmonella food poisoning?

  • Caused by bacteria from infected food
  • Symptoms:
  • Fever
  • Abdominal cramps
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
• What are the causes and symptoms of gonorrhea?

  • Caused by bacteria transmitted through sexual intercourse
  • Symptoms:
  • Thick yellow or green discharge
  • Pain when urinating