Bacteria & preventing disease

• bacteria disease - salmonella

  • type of bacteria which causes food poisoning
  • suffer from fever, stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea
  • caused by toxins
  • you can get poisoned by eating contaminated food
  • in the UK most poultry is given vaccinations against salmonella
• bacteria disease - gonorrhoea

  • an STD
  • caused by bacteria
• bacteria disease - gonorrhoea

  • an STD
  • caused by bacteria
  • symptoms are pain when urinating or yellow/green discharge
  • treated with penicillin but strains are getting resistant to it
  • people can be treated with antibiotics or using a condom
• Reduced/ preventing - Being hygienic

  • using simple hygiene measures can prevent the spread
  • washing your hands before preparing food
• Reduced/ preventing - destroying vectors

  • getting rid of the organisms that spread disease
  • insects can be killed using insecticides or by destroying habitats so that they can't reproduce
• Reduced/ preventing - isolating infected individuals

  • if you isolate someone who has a communicable disease, it prevents them from passing it on
• Reduced/ preventing - vaccination

  • vaccinating people/ animals against communicable disease means they are less likely to develop the infection and pass it on