Salmonella and Gonorrhoea

• Communicable disease


  A disease that is passed from person to person by a pathogen
• Pathogen


  A microorganism that causes an infectious disease
• Unlike viruses, bacteria can be killed by antibiotics
• Salmonella food poisoning


  A bacterial disease caused by ingesting infected food
• Salmonella bacteria are sometimes found in poultry such as chicken, but in the UK all chicken are vaccinated against Salmonella
• Gonorrhea


  A sexually transmitted bacterial disease
• In the past, gonorrhea was easily treated using the antibiotic penicillin, but antibiotic resistant strains are now common
• Stopping the spread of gonorrhea

  1. Using a condom during sexual intercourse

  2. Getting tested and treated with antibiotics if having unprotected sex