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Ebola is a disease caused by a virus.

There was an outbreak of Ebola in one region. Control measures were introduced at week 8.

The Figure shows the number of new cases of Ebola each week.

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Name the disease symptom caused by the Ebola virus.

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b.

Calculate the percentage decrease in the number of new cases per week between week 10 and week 16.

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c.

Health workers caring for people with Ebola wear full protective suits, gloves and face shields.

Explain why.

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d.

The control measures included isolating infected people and the safe burial of people who had died from Ebola.

Explain how these measures caused the number of new cases to decrease.

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5.1 Health and communicable disease Questions

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43 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 5.1 Health and communicable disease, covering 5.1.1 Communicable and non-communicable diseases, 5.1.2 Disease susceptibility interactions, 5.1.3 Pathogens as disease-causing organisms, 5.1.4 Common infections, 5.1.5 Spread and prevention of pathogens, 5.1.6 Lifecycle of a virus, and 5.1.7 Spread and prevention of STIs. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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