CAIE IGCSE Biology 10.1.2 Transmissible Disease As a Disease Questions

Define a transmissible disease by pathogen passage between hosts, and distinguish examples such as cholera from non-transmissible conditions.

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state that a transmissible disease is caused by a pathogen
state that the pathogen can pass from one host to another
distinguish cholera from coronary disease, lung cancer or scurvy when selecting a transmissible example

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Rubella and kwashiorkor are two diseases that affect children.

Rubella is a transmissible disease and kwashiorkor is a non-transmissible disease.

Define the term transmissible disease.

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