0653.B10.1.04 — Explain the importance of the following in controlling the spread of disease: (a). a clean water supply (b) . hygienic food preparation (c) : past paper questions
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- 0653/04 · Specimen 2025 · Q1[2]
Fig. 1.1 shows a sign from a restaurant kitchen. Wash your hands before handling food Fig. 1.1 Explain why the message in the sign is important for controlling the spread of disease.
See it on the paper → - 0653/42 · October/November 2025 · Q2c[2]
Providing a clean water supply helps reduce the spread of diseases. State two other ways to reduce the spread of diseases.
See it on the paper → - 0653/41 · May/June 2025 · Q3c(ii)[1]
Sewage treatment is one way to control the spread of disease. State one other way to control the spread of disease.
See it on the paper → - 0653/42 · May/June 2025 · Q3b[1]
Explain why a clean water supply is important in controlling the spread of diseases.
See it on the paper → - 0653/33 · October/November 2024 · Q5b(i)[1]
State the name of pollutant A.
See it on the paper → - 0653/33 · October/November 2024 · Q5b(ii)[1]
Pollutant B is carbon monoxide. State one effect of carbon monoxide on human health.
See it on the paper → - 0653/33 · October/November 2023 · Q7c[2]
Blood can be tested for the presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the body. State two ways that the spread of HIV is controlled.
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What examiners said
Credit was usually awarded. The most popular answer was good personal hygiene. Answers that were too vague to be accepted included suggestions such as education, put up posters and the unqualified term sterilisation.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0653/41 Q3(c)(ii) (Cambridge)
Many candidates understood why clean water is needed, but many did not refer to pathogens, bacteria or viruses.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0653/42 Q3(b) (Cambridge)
Some candidates misunderstood the question and stated how HIV is spread, not controlled. Others described factors that would not have any effect in controlling the spread of HIV, for example, eating a healthy diet, wearing a mask, visiting a doctor and eating alone.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0653/33 Q7(c) (Cambridge)
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