Types of microorganisms
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- Created on: 18-05-15 21:39
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- Types of Micro-organisms
- Fungus
- Microbe - Athlete's Foot
- Spread - Contact
- Reduce infection risk by avoiding direct contact in areas where spores are likely to be present e.g. wear flip flops in changing rooms / swimming pools
- Spread - Contact
- Microbe - Athlete's Foot
- Virus
- Microbe - Mumps
- Spread - Airborne (droplet infection)
- Prevented my MMR vaccination
- Spread - Airborne (droplet infection)
- Microbe - Measles
- Spread - Airborne (droplet infection) or by contact
- Prevented my MMR vaccination
- Spread - Airborne (droplet infection) or by contact
- Microbe - Colds and Flu
- Spread - Airborne (droplet infection)
- Flu vaccination for targeted groups
- Spread - Airborne (droplet infection)
- Microbe - Rubella
- Spread - Airborne (droplet infection) through coughing and sneezing
- Prevented my MMR vaccination
- Spread - Airborne (droplet infection) through coughing and sneezing
- Polio
- Spread - Usually spread through drinking water or contaminated with faeces
- The polio vaccination has currently eradicated polio in the UK
- Spread - Usually spread through drinking water or contaminated with faeces
- Microbe - HIV which leads to AIDS
- Spread - Exchange of body fluids during sex / Infected blood
- Using a condom will reduce risk of infection, as will drug addicts not sharing needles.
- No cure
- Using a condom will reduce risk of infection, as will drug addicts not sharing needles.
- Spread - Exchange of body fluids during sex / Infected blood
- Microbe - Mumps
- Bacterium
- Microbe - Tuberculosis
- Spread - Airborne (droplet infection)
- BCG vaccination
- If contracted, treatment with drugs including antibiotics
- BCG vaccination
- Spread - Airborne (droplet infection)
- Microbe - Salmonella (food poisoning)
- Spread - from contaminated food
- Always cooking food thoroughly and not mixing cooked and uncooked foods can control spread
- Treatment by antibiotics
- Spread - from contaminated food
- Microbe - Chlamydia
- Spread - Sexual contact
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- Spread - Sexual contact
- Microbe - Gonorrhoea
- Spread - sexual contact
- Using a condom will reduce risk of infection
- Treatment by antibiotics
- Using a condom will reduce risk of infection
- Spread - sexual contact
- Microbe - Tuberculosis
- Fungus
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