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CAIE IGCSE Biology 16.6.2 HIV as an STI Pathogen

Practise identifying human immunodeficiency virus as a pathogen that causes a sexually transmitted infection.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Biology 0610

Exam points

  • state that HIV is a virus and a pathogen that causes an STI
  • link HIV infection to destruction of lymphocytes rather than bacterial cell damage
  • reject antibiotics and coughing or sneezing as treatment and transmission distractors

16.6.2—Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is question 1

[Maximum number: 1]

Which disease is caused by a virus?

A

AIDS

B

kwashiorkor

C

cholera

D

MRSA infection

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