Diseases caused by bacteria

• Salmonella

  • Salmonella is spread through undercooked food and poor hygiene
  • Symptoms include fever, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting caused by the toxins produced by the bacteria
  • In the UK, poultry are vaccinated against Salmonella to control the spread of disease
• Gonorrhea

  • Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD)
  • Symptoms include discharge from the penis and vagina and pain on urination.
  • Treatment involves using antibiotics, although many strains are now resistant
  • Using condoms and limiting sexual partners prevents spread
• Agrobacterium tumefaciens

  • There are relatively few bacterial diseases of plants but agrobacterium tumefaciens causes galls, a mass of unspecialised cells