Combined Science GCSE
Pathogen groups and disease
What Pathogen groups and disease means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Pathogen groups and disease
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Reference: AQA
Viruses, bacteria, protists and fungi are the four groups named, and each group has characteristic routes by which it spreads.
Topics that use Pathogen groups and disease
- Communicable (infectious) diseases (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antibiotics
- Breaking the chain of infection
- Hygiene and sanitation
- Obligate parasites
- Transmission routes
- Transmission routes in animals
- Transmission routes in plants
- Vaccination and immunity
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