Biology GCSE
Disease control
What Disease control means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Control relies on removing infected plants, disinfecting tools, and using resistant varieties, because antibiotics are useless against a virus.
Reducing the spread of the bacterium by combining treatment with barrier contraception, which gives stronger control than either alone.
Topics that use Disease control
- Bacterial diseases (AQA GCSE)
- Viral diseases (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- AIDS
- Antibiotic resistance
- Antibiotics
- Antibiotics and treatment
- Antiretroviral drugs
- Barrier contraception
- Complications and risk
- Helper T cells
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