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Determine the number of reported cases of cholera for North and South America in 2011.
See it on the paper →Suggest one reason why some cholera cases are not reported.
See it on the paper →Suggest one risk to human health of storing water, other than the risk of cholera doce
See it on the paper →In many areas, safe drinking water is unavailable. This means that water‑related diseases are more common. Leptospirosis is a water‑related disease that causes liver and kidney failure. Like cholera, leptospirosis is a bacterial disease. Suggest how people can avoid catching leptospirosis.
See it on the paper →Four people comment on the strategy of draining swamps to control malaria. Scientist Local villager Draining swamps reduces the number of places where mosquitoes can breed. We can drain swamps, but we can’t drain reservoirs. Farmer Town official Our rice is grown in paddy fields where mosquitoes can breed. Draining swa...
See it on the paper →Suggest why improvements in sanitation have increased life expectancy in Costa Rica.
See it on the paper →This question required candidates to use their knowledge and apply it to an unfamiliar context. Stronger candidates identified the key factors, notably the need for water treatment before drinking and the need for appropriate sanitation. Some weaker responses gave generic examples or confused the treatment of this bacterial disease with the strategies used to control malaria.
— Examiner report, February/March 2024, 0680/12 Q7(c) (Cambridge)
This question proved challenging for many candidates. The material provided in the question was often simply restated without further development, even though the question required the candidate to ‘add to the comments’. As a result, these answers were limited in the credit they could achieve. Stronger responses referred to these comments and added additional information or provided a context for...
— Examiner report, October/November 2021, 0680/13 Q6(c) (Cambridge)
Most responses gave a reduction in water-related infectious diseases or named a reduction in cholera as a correct suggestion.
— Examiner report, October/November 2021, 0680/23 Q1(a)(iii) (Cambridge)
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