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3.1 Communicable diseases

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Question 48
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A doctor tells a parent that their child should be vaccinated against measles.

a.

Give one way that vaccinating the child helps to protect other people in the community.

[1]
b.

Some parents choose not to have their children vaccinated. Suggest one reason why. Do not refer to the pain of the injection in your answer.

[1]
c.

Explain why the disease can return to a community if too few children are vaccinated.

[2]
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3.1 Communicable diseases Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /3.1 Communicable diseases

176 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 3.1 Communicable diseases, covering 3.1.1 Communicable (infectious) diseases, 3.1.2 Viral diseases, 3.1.3 Bacterial diseases, 3.1.4 Fungal diseases, 3.1.5 Protist diseases, 3.1.6 Human defence systems, 3.1.7 Vaccination, 3.1.8 Antibiotics and painkillers, and 3.1.9 Discovery and development of drugs. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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