Biology GCSE
Treatment and prevention
What Treatment and prevention means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Treatment and prevention
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Reference: AQA
Antibiotics that target bacterial structures do not work against viruses, which explains why vaccination is so important.
Topics that use Treatment and prevention
- Communicable (infectious) diseases (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antibiotics
- Cell damage and symptoms
- Communicable diseases
- Host-pathogen interaction
- Hygiene and sanitation
- Immune response
- Pathogen
- Pathogen mechanisms
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