Bacterial Diseases Flashcards

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What are the symptoms of Salmonella food poisoning?

Fever, abdominal cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea, caused by the bacteria and the toxins they secrete.

How is Salmonella food poisoning spread?

By bacteria ingested in food, or on food prepared in unhygienic conditions.

How is the spread of Salmonella controlled in the UK?

Poultry are vaccinated against Salmonella.

What are the symptoms of gonorrhoea?

A thick yellow or green discharge from the vagina or penis, and pain on urinating.

How is gonorrhoea spread?

By sexual contact — it is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a bacterium.

How can the spread of gonorrhoea be controlled?

By treatment with antibiotics, or the use of a barrier method of contraception such as a condom.

True or false? Gonorrhoea is still easily treated with penicillin.

False. Many penicillin-resistant strains of the bacterium have appeared.