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3.1 Communicable diseases

3.1 Communicable diseases

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It is estimated that 160 million people contract a specific bacterial diarrhoeal disease every year.

Three-eighths of these infected people require a course of antibiotic therapy to fully recover.

Calculate how many people would require antibiotic therapy in 6 years if this 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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