Question 33
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A 1, 2 and 3 are correct
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C 2 and 3 only are correct
D 1 only is correct
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10. Infectious diseases
10.1. Infectious diseases

state the name and type of pathogen that causes each of the following diseases: • cholera – caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae • malaria – caused by the protocitists Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium vivax • tuberculosis (TB) – caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis • HIV/AIDS – caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

10. Infectious diseases
10.2. Antibiotics

outline how penicillin acts on bacteria and why antibiotics do not affect viruses