bacterial diseases

• Explain salmonella

  Bacteria that causes food poisoning

  Fever, vomiting, and diarrhoea

  Poultry vaccinated
• Explain gonorrhea

  A STD which is a bacterium

  Yellow/green discharge

  Antibiotics and contreception
• What is salmonella?


  A type of food poisoning caused by bacteria ingested (eaten) in/on food (usually chicken or egg) that has been prepared in unhygenic conditions.
• What are the symptoms of salmonella?


  Fever, abdominal cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea are caused by the salmonella bacteria and the toxins they release.
• How are we kept safe from salmonella?

  In the UK poultry (chickens) are vaccinated against salmonella to control the spread of bacteria. People are encouraged to take care preparing chicken.
• What is gonorrhoea?

  A sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by bacteria. It is spread by sexual contact with an infected person.
• What are the symptoms of gonorrhoea?

  Thick yellow or green discharge from the penis or vagina, and pain when urinating.
• What can we use to treat gonorrhoea?

  The antibiotic penicillin worked well to treat gonorrhoea until resistant strains of bacteria evolved. Now scientists are researching to develop new treatments.
• How can we prevent gonorrhoea spreading?

  Antibiotics will kill the bacteria, but the infected person needs to use a barrier method of contraception eg condom.