This checkpoint tests Block C: antibiotics and antivirals, antimicrobial resistance, non-infectious disease, cancer, and technology against disease.
This checkpoint assesses your understanding of Block C.
Antibiotics and antivirals: how they work; proper use and misuse.
Antimicrobial resistance: superbugs, MRSA, natural selection, One Health.
Non-infectious disease: CVD, diabetes, obesity, genetic, environmental.
Cancer: uncontrolled cell division, causes, detection, treatment.
Technology: PCR, rapid tests, imaging, telehealth, AI in medicine.
1. Antibiotics are effective against:
2. Why is it important to finish a full course of antibiotics?
3. Antimicrobial resistance develops through:
4. Which of the following is a non-infectious disease?
5. Cancer is best described as:
6. A patient is prescribed broad-spectrum antibiotics for a viral infection. What is the main problem with this?
7. The One Health approach to antimicrobial resistance recognises that:
8. Which technology uses DNA amplification to detect tiny amounts of pathogen genetic material?
9. A country has high rates of cardiovascular disease. Which public health strategy is most appropriate?
10. A hospital notices that MRSA infections are increasing despite strict hygiene. Which explanation is most consistent with the science of antimicrobial resistance?
11. Explain how natural selection leads to antibiotic resistance. Include the roles of mutation, selection pressure, and reproduction in your answer. 4 MARKS
12. Compare the public health approaches needed to reduce cardiovascular disease and malaria in a population. Explain why the strategies differ. 4 MARKS
13. Evaluate the claim that medical technology will soon eliminate all disease. Consider at least two types of technology and the challenges they face. 4 MARKS
Tick when you have finished all questions and reviewed your answers.