Biology GCSE
Vector control
What Vector control means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Vector control
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Destroying or controlling vectors, for example using mosquito nets and insecticides, so that pathogens are stopped from reaching new hosts.
Topics that use Vector control
- 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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