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5.3 Immune system and medicines

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Children are given a vaccine against measles. The vaccine contains an inactive form of the measles virus.

a.

Explain why the vaccine does not cause measles.

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b.

Explain how the vaccine makes a child immune to measles.

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The measles vaccine does not protect the child against chickenpox.

Explain why.

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5.3 Immune system and medicines Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /5.3 Immune system and medicines

45 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 5.3 Immune system and medicines, covering 5.3.1 The specific immune system, 5.3.2 Response to immunisation, 5.3.3 Advantages and disadvantages of immunisation, 5.3.4 Antibiotics and bacterial infections, 5.3.5 Aseptic techniques in culturing, 5.3.6 Cross-sectional areas of cultures, 5.3.7 Stages of developing new medicines, and 5.3.8 Production of monoclonal antibodies. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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