Several residents at a residential centre are infected with Helicobacter bacteria.
The centre introduces these measures.
| Measure |
|---|
| handwashing before preparing or eating food |
| using only safe water for drinking |
| hygienic preparation of food |
Explain the routes by which other residents could become infected. Include how each measure in the table interrupts a route of transmission.
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.