Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Diseases and immunity

Diseases and immunity — practice question

Clostridium difficile is a species of bacterium that is resistant to many antibiotics. Between 2002 and 2006, the number of people in one country who were infected with Clostridium difficile rose from 1300 to 6200. What percentage increase was there in the number of people infected with Clostridium difficile from 2002 to 2006, to the nearest whole number?

  • A21%
  • B27%
  • C79%
  • D377%

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