The diagram shows how influenza can spread in a crowded clinic waiting room. An infected person coughs. Some droplets land on a chair arm, and other droplet...
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The diagram shows how influenza can spread in a crowded clinic waiting room. An infected person coughs. Some droplets land on a chair arm, and other droplets are breathed in by a person sitting nearby.
(a) Name the type of pathogen that causes influenza. [1]
(b) Describe two routes by which the influenza virus shown in the diagram can enter another person's body. [2]
(c) Explain why antibiotics would not cure influenza. [2]
(d) Complete the sentence: Covering a cough can reduce the number of virus-containing __________ released into the air. [1]
Answer Details
(a) Influenza is caused by a virus [1].
(b) Virus-containing droplets can be breathed into the nose or mouth [1]. Droplets landing on the chair arm can transfer to hands and then enter through the mouth, nose or eyes [1].
(c) Antibiotics act against bacteria [1]. Influenza is caused by a virus, so antibiotics do not kill the influenza virus and would not cure the illness [1].
(d) The missing word is droplets [1].
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