Edexcel GCSE Combined Science 1SC0 · B5.2
Communicable and non-communicable diseases
- Code
- B5.2
- In
- B5 Health, disease and the development of medicines
- Topic
- B Biology
- Course
- GCSE Combined Science 1SC0
- Board
- Edexcel
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Points in B5 Health, disease and the development of medicines
- B5.1 Definition of health
- B5.2 Communicable and non-communicable diseases
- B5.3 One disease increasing susceptibility to others
- B5.4 Types of pathogen
- B5.5 Common infections
- B5.6 Spread and prevention of pathogens
- B5.8 Sexually transmitted infections
- B5.12 Physical and chemical defences of the human body
- B5.13 The specific immune system
- B5.14 Immunisation
- B5.16 Antibiotics treat only bacterial infections
- B5.20 Stages of developing new medicines
- B5.23 Multiple causes of non-communicable diseases
- B5.24 Lifestyle factors and non-communicable diseases
- B5.25 Treatments for cardiovascular disease