Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Antibodies and vaccination

Antibodies and vaccination — practice question

Vaccination can give protection against the infectious disease tuberculosis (TB).
(a(i))[2]

Define vaccination.

(a(ii))[2]

Define infectious disease.

(b)

TB is a major disease worldwide. Table 2.1 gives recent data for TB cases reported in one year across six different countries.

(c)[3]

Describe how a person may get TB.

(d)[2]

Suggest why TB is more likely to be fatal in people who have HIV/AIDS than in people who do not have HIV/AIDS.

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