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The vector for the malaria parasite is the Anopheles mosquito. Juvenile mosquitoes are called larvae. These larvae can live on flooded land such as rice fields. The photograph shows an aerial drone used to spray rice fields with an insecticide to kill mosquito larvae in Zanzibar, Africa. Suggest two benefits of this st...
See it on the paper →Identify which region had the lowest number of reported cases of cholera in one year.
See it on the paper →Identify which region had the greatest number of reported cases of cholera over the 12-year period.
See it on the paper →Describe how antimalarial drugs control malaria.
See it on the paper →Suggest how the instruction shown in the poster helps people to control the spread of malaria.
See it on the paper →State three other ways the person in the poster could help to control the spread of malaria.
See it on the paper →Describe the distribution of malaria shown on the map.
See it on the paper →Malaria is a disease that kills more than 2000 people a year in Somalia. Malaria is spread by mosquitoes infected with the malaria parasite. Mosquitoes are the vector for spreading malaria. State two strategies of vector control for malaria.
Comprehensive responses • Candidates were able to describe that the drug killed the organism and therefore prevented its reproduction. • Candidates also understood that if the malaria is no longer present in the human it will not be transmitted to others via the vector. Limited responses • Confusion was sometimes seen between the role of the anti‑malarial drug and that of a vaccine which produces...
— Examiner report, February/March 2026, 0680/12 Q6(b)(ii) (Cambridge)
Nearly all candidates gained partial credit for stating two strategies of vector control for malaria. Frequent responses were; draining breeding grounds such as standing water and ponds, covering water, spreading oil on water, using larvae-eating fish and insecticides. Some candidates misunderstood the question and wrote about ways to prevent a mosquito from biting people.
— Examiner report, February/March 2024, 0680/22 Q2(e) (Cambridge)
Many candidates missed out on credit as they wrote that biological control is about not using chemicals and that the method is a natural method, without any reference to the use of a predator.
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0680/13 Q2(b)(i) (Cambridge)
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State two strategies to control cholera.
See it on the paper →Governments use biological control as a method of reducing the spread of malaria. State the meaning of biological control.
See it on the paper →State three ways individual people can protect themselves from being infected with malaria.
See it on the paper →The use of antimalarial drugs is one strategy for controlling malaria. Describe the benefits and limitations of the use of antimalarial drugs as a strategy for controlling malaria. benefits limitations
See it on the paper →Name and describe one other strategy for controlling malaria. name of strategy description of strategy Section B
See it on the paper →One example of a strategy to control malaria is draining swamps. Draining swamps reduces the number of areas where mosquitoes can breed. Describe two other strategies to control malaria. strategy strategy
See it on the paper →The malaria parasite is spread by mosquitoes. State how flooding might impact the spread of malaria. Give a reason for your answer.
See it on the paper →State four strategies to control malaria.
See it on the paper →On the grid, plot a bar chart of the data in the table.
See it on the paper →State what the bar chart shows about the money spent on control of malaria over the nine‑year period.
See it on the paper →The government of Honduras provided 42% of the budget for control of malaria in year 6. Calculate how much money the government of Honduras provided in year 6. USD
See it on the paper →Suggest whether it is possible to eradicate malaria from Honduras by 2030. Give reasons for your point of view.
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