Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Infectious diseases

Infectious diseases — practice question

Fig. 6.1 shows a set of infectious diseases. Each statement A to D gives a characteristic that matches one or more of the diseases listed below. The diseases named are: cholera; HIV/AIDS; malaria; measles; smallpox; tuberculosis (TB).
(a(A))[1]

The disease-causing organism is a virus.

(a(B))[1]

The disease-causing organism is a prokaryote.

(a(C))[1]

The disease spreads through the faecal-oral route, for instance when sewage carrying the pathogen pollutes drinking water.

(a(D))[1]

The disease-causing organism spends part of its life cycle inside an insect, and that insect acts as a vector for the disease.

(a)[1]

The disease-causing organism is a virus.

(b)[1]

The disease-causing organism is a prokaryote.

(c)[1]

The disease spreads through the faecal-oral route, for instance when sewage carrying the pathogen pollutes drinking water.

(d)[1]

The disease-causing organism spends part of its life cycle inside an insect, and that insect acts as a vector for the disease.

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