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5.1 Health and communicable disease

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Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that damages the lungs.

a.

Name the type of pathogen that causes TB.

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b.

Explain how TB is spread from one person to another.

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c.

TB is more common in people who live in crowded housing.

Explain why.

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d.

Give two ways the spread of TB can be reduced.

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5.1 Health and communicable disease Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /5.1 Health and communicable disease

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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