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All viruses are parasites, but most bacteria are not. Explain why all viruses are parasites, but not all bacteria are parasitic.
Important Questions on Infectious Disease
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Describe how cholera is transmitted from person to person.
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One person can excrete 1013 cholera bacteria a day. An infective dose is 106. How many people could one person infect in one day?
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Explain why there is such a high risk of cholera following natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, typhoons and floods.
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Describe the precautions that a visitor to a country where cholera is endemic can take to avoid catching the disease.
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Describe how malaria is transmitted.
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Explain how the cells of Plasmodium differ from the red blood cells of the host.
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List the factors that make malaria a difficult disease to control.
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Describe the precautions that people can take to avoid developing malaria.
