Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Infectious diseases

Infectious diseases — practice question

What characterises infectious diseases?

  • ASymptoms are caused by a bacterium that passes from contaminated air, soil or water to a host.
  • BSymptoms are caused by a pathogen that is transmitted from one host to another.
  • CSymptoms are caused by a microorganism that is carried by a vector.
  • DSymptoms are caused by a virus that mutates to infect a new species.

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