Salmonella and Gonorrhoea

• 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?

  Ingesting infected food
• How can salmonella bacteria spread through food preparation?

  Using the same chopping board without cleaning
• What are the symptoms of salmonella food poisoning?

  Fever, abdominal cramps, vomiting, diarrhoea
• How does the UK control the spread of salmonella in poultry?

  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
• Why is gonorrhea treatment more complicated now?

  Antibiotic-resistant strains are common
• What are the current methods to treat gonorrhea?

  Different antibiotics are now used
• How can the spread of gonorrhea be prevented?

  Using condoms during sexual intercourse
• What should people who have unprotected sex do?

  They should be tested for gonorrhea
• What can be done if someone tests positive for gonorrhea?

  They can be treated with antibiotics