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Health, Disease and the Development of Medicines

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What you'll learn

Disease and how medicines are developed.

Key ideas

  • Pathogens and communicable vs non-communicable disease.
  • Defences, vaccination and antibiotics; clinical trials and placebos.

Exam tips

  • Explain how vaccines create immunity.
  • Know the stages of drug testing.

Common mistakes

  • Saying antibiotics kill viruses.
  • Treating all disease as infectious.
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