A Levels Biology (9700)•9700/13/M/J/21

Explanation
Disease control methods match TB's bacterial, airborne transmission
Steps:
- Recall transmission: Cholera (waterborne bacterial), TB (airborne bacterial), malaria (mosquito-borne parasitic), measles (airborne viral).
- Check antibiotic therapy: Applies to bacterial diseases (cholera, TB); ineffective for viral (measles) or parasitic (malaria).
- Check vaccination: Available for TB (BCG), measles; limited/rare for cholera; emerging but not standard for malaria.
- Check living space: Reduces overcrowding spread for airborne diseases (TB, measles); irrelevant for waterborne (cholera) or vector-borne (malaria).
Why B is correct:
- TB is bacterial (treatable by antibiotics like isoniazid), vaccine-preventable (BCG for non-sufferers), and airborne (less space cuts droplet transmission per public health guidelines).
Why the others are wrong:
- A. Cholera: Waterborne, so living space has minimal impact despite antibiotics and rare vaccines.
- C. Malaria: Parasitic mosquito vector; antibiotics ineffective, vaccination not routine.
- D. Measles: Viral, so antibiotics useless despite vaccine and space benefits.
Final answer: B
Topic: Infectious diseases
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