The World Health Organization (WHO) gives a definition of health.
State the WHO definition of health.
Describe the difference between a communicable disease and a non-communicable disease.
A woman has no disease. She lives alone and rarely sees other people.
Explain why she may not be described as healthy using the WHO definition.
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.