This presentation details the basic structure of a bacteria cell, including the types of bacteria there are and touches upon two diseases caused by bacteria, namely Tuberculosis and Cholera. It provides the symptoms of the diseases as well as some treatments and prevention methods.

1. KINGDOM MONERA:
BACTERIA

2. STRUCTURE OF BACTERIA

3. NUTRITION OF BACTERIA
Bacteria can be Autotrophic or Heterotrophic.

4. REPRODUCTION OF BACTERIA

5. TUBERCULOSIS
• Tuberculosis is caused by
the bacterium
Myobacterium
tuberculosis.
• TB attacks the lungs but
can attack the brain,
kidneys and spinal cord.
SPREAD: Through the air
when infected people cough
or sneeze.

6. TUBERCULOSIS

7. TB CONTINUED:
• TB can infect anyone who breathes in the bacterium
but usually only develops in people with weak immune
systems.
SYMPTOMS:
• extreme tiredness and weakness
• loss of appetite and weight
• chills, fever and sweating at night
• excessive coughing
TREATMENT:
Drugs (antibiotics)

8. CHOLERA

9. CHOLERA
• Caused by bacterium
Vibrio cholerae.
• Commonly found in
areas where there is
overcrowding, unsafe
drinking water and a lack
of proper sanitation.

10. S Y M P T O M S

11. PREVENTION
AND
TREATMENT