bacterial disease

Cards (8)

  • describe bacteria
    reproduce rapidly and produce toxins - damage tissue to cause ill feeling
  • give examples of bacterial disease
    salmonella and gonorrhoea
  • describe cause of salmonella
    consuming contaminated food with bacteria producing toxins causing ill feeling
  • give symptoms of salmonella
    fever, stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea
  • give prevention methods of salmonella
    poultry vaccination and hygienic cooking conditions
  • describe cause of gonorrhoea
    transferred bacteria through sexual contact
  • give symptoms of gonorrhoea
    thick green / yellow discharge from vagina or penis and pain when urinating
  • give prevention methods of gonorrhoea
    antibiotic treatment and barrier contraception methods