A vaccine against whooping cough contains an inactive form of the bacterium that causes whooping cough.
Explain why this vaccine does not give a person whooping cough.
The vaccine contains antigens. Give the meaning of the term antigen.
Give one disease, other than whooping cough, that people in the UK are vaccinated against.
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.