Edexcel GCSE Biology · 1BI0
Specification 5.6 · Paper 1
Revise: Waterborne and Oral Pathogens: Cholera and Stomach UlcersPoor sanitation makes this chain of transmission more likely.
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GCSE Biology · key term
Safe disposal and treatment of human waste so that it does not contaminate water or food.
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Specification 5.6 · Paper 1
Revise: Waterborne and Oral Pathogens: Cholera and Stomach UlcersPoor sanitation makes this chain of transmission more likely.
Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher), Paper 4 (Higher)
Measures that maintain clean, hygienic conditions and safely remove human or animal waste.
Revise: Preventing SpreadCleaning hands and surfaces reduces the number available for transfer; sanitation prevents waste from contaminating water or surroundings; and controlling the movement of infected organisms or materials reduces contact with new hosts.
When asked how a measure prevents disease, link it to a transmission route: for example, sanitation removes pathogens from water or surfaces, so fewer reach a new host.
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