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Sexually Transmitted Infections and Chronic Diseases · CSEC Human and Social Biology

81 past-paper questions on Sexually Transmitted Infections and Chronic Diseases, part of Section D: Disease and Their Impact on Humans, from every CSEC Human and Social Biology paper on Quelpr.

Practise Sexually Transmitted Infections and Chronic Diseases
  1. 3(e)(iii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · 2021 · Paper 2Suggest the disease from which Pedro is MOST likely suffering and state why he would have experienced dizzy spells and lethargy.
  2. 10(a)(i)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2008 · Paper 2Name the causative organism of AIDS.
  3. 10(a)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2008 · Paper 2State TWO modes of transmission for HIV.
  4. 10(a)(iii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2008 · Paper 2Suggest TWO ways an individual diagnosed with AIDS can manage the disease.
  5. 10(b)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2008 · Paper 2Explain why people living with AIDS are more vulnerable to opportunistic infections like tuberculosis.
  6. 10(c)4 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2008 · Paper 2Outline TWO social impacts and TWO economic impacts of AIDS on Caribbean societies.
  7. 2(b)(v)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2009 · Paper 2Suggest two measures a doctor might recommend to Mr Douglas to treat or manage this disease.
  8. 4(b)(i)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2009 · Paper 2Identify a medical condition Mrs Eaton is likely to develop, and state one symptom of this condition.
  9. 6(b)(iii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2009 · Paper 2Suggest one disease that may develop as a consequence of Mr Henry's sedentary lifestyle and excessive carbohydrate intake.
  10. 9(a)(i)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2010 · Paper 2What is 'AIDS'?
  11. 9(a)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2010 · Paper 2Name TWO methods of transmission of HIV, OTHER THAN sexual transmission.
  12. 9(b)(i)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2010 · Paper 2Outline TWO effects of gonorrhoea on a developing foetus.
  13. 9(b)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2010 · Paper 2Outline TWO ways in which babies become infected by mothers with HIV.
  14. 9(c)(i)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2010 · Paper 2Suggest ONE change in human behaviour which may have resulted in an increase in sexually transmitted infections.
  15. 9(c)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2010 · Paper 2Write TWO pieces of advice you would give to teenagers to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections.
  16. 8(c)(i)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2011 · Paper 2How can an individual confirm whether or not they have AIDS?
  17. 8(c)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2011 · Paper 2Identify ONE other sign or symptom of AIDS besides rapid weight loss.
  18. 8(c)(iii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2011 · Paper 2Suggest TWO means by which HIV is spread.
  19. 11(b)(i)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2011 · Paper 2Approximately what percentage of the population was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus in 2005?
  20. 11(b)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2011 · Paper 2Approximately what percentage of the population was considered obese in 2005?
  21. 11(b)(iii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2011 · Paper 2By approximately how much had diabetes mellitus increased from 1980 to 2005?
  22. 11(b)(iv)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2011 · Paper 2Compare the trends in diabetes mellitus and obesity between 1980 and 2005.
  23. 11(c)(i)4 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2011 · Paper 2Suggest FOUR factors which may have contributed to obesity becoming a problem in the Caribbean.
  24. 11(c)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2011 · Paper 2Recommend TWO lifestyle changes in managing obesity.
  25. 11(d)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2011 · Paper 2Explain how obesity may affect blood pressure.
  26. 1(d)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2012 · Paper 2Based on the information in Table 1, explain the relationship between levels of pollutants and the occurrence of cancer.
  27. 1(d)(iii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2012 · Paper 2Provide ONE explanation for the significant rise in cancer cases between 2000 and 2009 relative to the modest 2% rise in pollutants.
  28. 1(c)(iii)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2013 · Paper 2Suggest THREE diseases that smoking tobacco may cause in adults.
  29. 1(b)(i)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2016 · Paper 2Identify the age group that is most severely affected by AIDS.
  30. 1(b)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2016 · Paper 2Based on Figure 2, determine whether the male or female population has more individuals suffering from AIDS in the 45–69 age bracket.
  31. 1(b)(iii)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2016 · Paper 2Predict THREE aspects of the socioeconomic future for the population depicted in Figure 2.
  32. 5(b)(i)6 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2016 · Paper 2Discuss how smoking contributes to the development of lung cancer and stroke.
  33. 5(b)(ii)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2016 · Paper 2Suggest THREE reasons explaining why cigarette smoking has become prevalent among teenagers.
  34. 1(c)(i)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2017 · Paper 2Suggest three health problems that she could develop as a result of her excess weight.
  35. 5(c)5 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2017 · Paper 2Identify the age group with the greatest risk of a heart attack using Table 4, and discuss how smoking contributes to an increased risk of a heart attack.
  36. 1(d)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2018 · Paper 2Which of the four males would be MOST at risk for developing cardiovascular diseases?
  37. 1(d)(iii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2018 · Paper 2Which male, though not obese, would be considered unhealthy?
  38. 5(a)6 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2018 · Paper 2List THREE other diseases that are associated with obesity, and THREE steps one can take to treat obesity.
  39. 9(d)(i)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Explain how HIV affecting T lymphocytes impacts the human immune system.
  40. 9(d)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Suggest ONE method of preventing the spread of HIV.
  41. 13(b)(i)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Suggest TWO effects of obesity other than coronary heart disease.
  42. 13(b)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Identify TWO school activities that can be undertaken to prevent obesity.
  43. 13(b)(iv)4 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Identify TWO signs or symptoms of gonorrhoea and TWO signs or symptoms of syphilis.
  44. 13(b)(v)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Suggest ONE method of treatment for gonorrhoea and ONE method of treatment for syphilis.
  45. 14(d)(i)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Suggest ONE possible cause of atherosclerosis as illustrated in Figure 6.
  46. 1(b)(i)4 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2011 · Paper 2Plot the monthly flu data for Country X from Table 1 onto the grid in Figure 2, where Country Y is already plotted.
  47. 1(b)(ii)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2011 · Paper 2Describe the trend in flu infection numbers for both Country X and Country Y.
  48. 1(b)(iii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2011 · Paper 2Using Figure 1 and Figure 2, describe the relationship between tourist arrivals and the spread of flu in both countries.
  49. 1(c)(i)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2012 · Paper 2State the year in which the total number of smokers was the HIGHEST.
  50. 1(c)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2012 · Paper 2State the period in which there was the GREATEST increase in the total number of smokers.
  51. 1(c)(iii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Compare the pattern of smoking in men to that of women between 1990 and 2010.
  52. 1(c)(iv)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Compare the pattern of lung cancer in females to that of smoking for females.
  53. 1(c)(v)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Suggest ONE reason for the change in the pattern of smoking observed in men between 2000 and 2010.
  54. 1(c)(vi)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Suggest TWO reasons for the pattern of smoking observed in females.
  55. 4(d)(i)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Complete the sentence describing the condition of atherosclerosis.
  56. 4(d)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Describe TWO effects that hypertension could have on the cardiovascular system.
  57. 4(d)(iii)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Suggest THREE changes Sunil could make to his lifestyle to control his hypertension.
  58. 1(a)(i)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2013 · Paper 2State what the acronyms 'HIV' and 'AIDS' mean.
  59. 1(a)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2013 · Paper 2State TWO ways in which HIV can be spread within a population, other than by having unprotected sex.
  60. 1(a)(iii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2013 · Paper 2State TWO symptoms of AIDS, other than weight loss.
  61. 1(b)(i)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2013 · Paper 2On the grid provided, construct a bar graph of the data in Table 1.
  62. 1(b)(ii)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2013 · Paper 2Compare the number of deaths in the various age groups.
  63. 1(b)(iii)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2013 · Paper 2Suggest THREE socio-economic effects that deaths within the 25–44 age group would have on a country.
  64. 3(c)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2013 · Paper 2Suggest TWO methods, other than the use of medication, which could be used to manage diabetes mellitus.
  65. 1(a)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Suggest TWO other ways by which HIV is transmitted, apart from unprotected sex with an infected person.
  66. 1(b)(i)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Name the cell that is specifically targeted and destroyed by the human immunodeficiency virus.
  67. 1(b)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2State TWO signs or symptoms of AIDS.
  68. 1(c)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Both gonorrhoea and syphilis are transmitted via unprotected sex with an infected person. Why are these diseases referred to as venereal and AIDS is NOT referred to as venereal?
  69. 1(d)(i)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2On the grid provided in Figure 1, construct a bar graph of the number of deaths due to AIDS, using the data in Table 1.
  70. 1(d)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Which country has the HIGHEST number of persons living with HIV/AIDS according to Table 1?
  71. 1(d)(iii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Which country has the LOWEST number of deaths due to AIDS according to Table 1?
  72. 1(d)(iv)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2The Bahamas and Cuba have almost similar numbers of persons living with HIV/AIDS. However, Cuba has 15 deaths while The Bahamas has 50 deaths due to AIDS. Suggest ONE reason why Cuba has LESS deaths than The Bahamas.
  73. 1(e)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2The economy of some countries depends heavily on tourism. Suggest ONE effect that a high incidence of AIDS would have on these countries.
  74. 4(b)(i)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2015 · Paper 2Name the medical condition characterized by the hardening of arterial walls due to plaque build-up, and state ONE symptom.
  75. 4(b)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2015 · Paper 2State TWO risk factors that contribute to the development of hypertension.
  76. 4(c)4 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2015 · Paper 2Briefly describe the physiological effects that clogged arteries supplying the brain would have on the brain and the individual.
  77. 1(c)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2016 · Paper 2Suggest TWO diseases that could develop from overeating and lack of exercise.
  78. 4(c)(i)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2016 · Paper 2State TWO measures a woman can take to protect herself against cervical cancer.
  79. 4(c)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2016 · Paper 2Name ONE sexually transmitted infection other than the one associated with cervical cancer.
  80. 4(d)4 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2017 · Paper 2Explain how diet and physical exercise help prevent or manage one specified lifestyle-related chronic disease.
  81. 5(b)(ii)5 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2017 · Paper 2Explain the correlation between poor genital hygiene in males and the development of cervical cancer in female partners, highlighting how male circumcision provides protection.

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