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3.1 Communicable diseases

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Question 15

It is estimated that 180 million people contract a specific bacterial disease every year.

Three-quarters of these infected people require a course of antibiotics to recover.

Calculate how many people would require antibiotics in 5 years if the estimate is correct.

Give your answer in standard form.

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3.1 Communicable diseases Questions

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

25 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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