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Question 12

A health leaflet states that sterile needles reduce HIV transmission because they make sure donated blood does not contain HIV.

The leaflet gives the wrong reason. Which statement gives the correct reason that sterile needles reduce HIV transmission?

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A

they stop HIV being passed on in sexual fluids during unprotected sex

B

they stop infected blood passing between people who would otherwise share needles

C

they kill any HIV that is already in the blood of the person who is injecting

D

they stop HIV passing from a mother to her baby during pregnancy and birth

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5.1 Health and communicable disease Questions

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  3. /5.1 Health and communicable disease

112 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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