Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Infectious diseases

Infectious diseases — practice question

Measles is an infectious disease, whereas lung cancer is not.
(a)[2]

Explain why lung cancer is sometimes known as a ‘lifestyle disease’.

(b)[2]

State the type of pathogen that causes measles and state how it spreads.

(c)[1]

Between January and April 2011, 118 measles cases were reported in the USA, where measles had previously been considered virtually eradicated. Suggest a reason for this rise in measles cases.

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