DP Biology (first assessment 2025)
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C3.2. Defence against disease

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C3.2.1. Pathogens as the cause of infectious diseases

C3.2.2. Skin and mucous membranes as a primary defence

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C3.2.3. Sealing of cuts in skin by blood clotting

C3.2.4. Differences between the innate immune system and the adaptive immune system

C3.2.5. Infection control by phagocytes

C3.2.6. Lymphocytes as cells in the adaptive immune system that cooperate to produce antibodies

C3.2.7. Antigens as recognition molecules that trigger antibody production

C3.2.8. Activation of B-lymphocytes by helper T-lymphocytes

C3.2.9. Multiplication of activated B-lymphocytes to form clones of antibody-secreting plasma cells

C3.2.10. Immunity as a consequence of retaining memory cells

C3.2.11. Transmission of HIV in body fluids

C3.2.12. Infection of lymphocytes by HIV with AIDS as a consequence

C3.2.13. Antibiotics as chemicals that block processes occurring in bacteria but not in eukaryotic cells

C3.2.14. Evolution of resistance to several antibiotics in strains of pathogenic bacteria

C3.2.15. Zoonoses as infectious diseases that can transfer from other species to humans

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C3.2.16. Vaccines and immunization

C3.2.17. Herd immunity and the prevention of epidemics

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C3.2.18. Evaluation of data related to the COVID-19 pandemic

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