Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Diseases and immunity

Diseases and immunity — practice question

Measles is one example of a transmissible disease caused by a virus.
(a)[2]

Complete the definition of transmissible disease. A transmissible disease is a disease in which the [BLANK] can be transferred from one [BLANK] to another.

(b(i))[1]

State the name of the disease with the smallest number of infections in Fig. 7.1.

(b(ii))[1]

Use the information in Fig. 7.1 to work out the combined number of people infected with these four diseases.

(b(iii))[1]

State the type of organism that brings about cholera.

(c(i))[2]

Complete Table 7.1 so that it shows which examples are direct contact and which are indirect contact.

(c(ii))[3]

Put ticks (✓) in the boxes to indicate the correct defence mechanism for each example.

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