Bacterial Diseases and preventing diseases

• Salmonella is a type of bacteria which causes food poisoning.

  Infected people can suffer from fever, stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea. These are caused by the toxins the bacteria produces.
• You can get Salmonella by eating undercooked meat or drinking unpasteurised milk due to the animal already having the bacteria.
• Gonorrhoea is an STD. Passed on by sexual contact, caused by bacteria.
• Someone with Gonorrhoea will have a discharge from the vagina or penis and have pains urinating.
• Gonorrhoea has become resistant to penicillin. Can be treated with stronger antibiotics and using barrier methods (e.g. condom)