INTERNATIONAL BACCALAURÉAT BACHILLERATO c BACCALAUREATE INTERNATIONAL INTERNACIONAL M02/540/S(1)M+ MARKSCHEME May 2002 FURTHER MATHEMATICS Standard Level Paper 1 9 pages –3– M02/540/S(1)M+ Paper 1 Markscheme Instructions to Examiners 1 Method of marking (a) (b) All marking must be done using a red pen. Marks should be noted on candidates’ scripts as in the markscheme: ! show the breakdown of individual marks using the abbreviations (M1)‚ (A2) etc. ! write down each part mark total‚ indicated
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MRSA: MRSA is an acronym used to describe a strain of Staphylococcus aureus that is resistant to the killing effect of the antibiotic methicillin. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is often called a ‘superbug’ because it is very difficult to treat. It causes a huge number of infections every year in hospitals all over the world. MRSA occurs most often in the U.S. In Europe‚ the problem doesn’t seem quite as bad as in the U.S partly because of differences in the prescribing of antibiotics
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unmarked‚ unopened tin can and explains that the store’s owners are threatening to fire him and all his staff if they cannot keep track of the items that they sell. He asks you to help him figure out what is inside. There is one catch: He does not want to open the can‚ just in case there is something expensive inside. During this week’s discussion‚ your instructor will play the role of the Circus Supermarket store manager. Your instructor will answer any questions you have about the can‚ and you should
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author of the poem‚ “The Road Not Taken‚” writes about a point in his life when he reaches a divide. He illustrates this concept through a fork in the woods‚ something that many people reading this would find themselves relating to. This section of the poem‚ along with the rest of the poem‚ is composed in such a way that every line from there onwards further explains how the story unfolds once one of the paths between the two that face a person‚ is chosen. It can be said that Frost understands the
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus September 22‚ 2013 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus also known as MRSA‚ is a bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics. In the community‚ most MRSA infections are skin infections. In the medical facilities‚ MRSA causes life-threatening bloodstream infections‚ pneumonia and surgical site infections. (Methecillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections‚ 2013) Individuals would
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Outbreak at Watersedge Outbreak at Watersedge is a game that incorporates public health by creating a mystery to solve. An outbreak of severe diarrhea has taken place and the player must find the origin of the mini epidemic. The discovery game explores professional roles in public health‚ collecting data to support the conclusion and eventually finding out the cause of the outbreak. As a player‚ I mapped individual’s placement before they contracted the illness‚ collected information of where to
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viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF). The virus is named after the Ebola River Valley in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)‚ which is near the site of the first recognized outbreak in 1976 at a mission hospital run by Flemish nuns. It remained largely obscure until 1989 when several widely publicized outbreaks occurred among monkeys in the United States. The virus interferes with the endothelial cells lining the interior surface of blood vessels and with coagulation. As the blood vessel
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In 9th August 2009‚ ten guests felt uncomfortable after having buffet dinner in Regal Kowloon Hotel. This was the second food poisoning outbreak related to hotel’s buffet in that week. Food poisoning in hotel’s buffet should not be new to you as it happens occasionally. But do you know why it is so common? And what safety practises can be done to reduce the potential harm on buffets’ customers? From the news‚ we know that both hotels suffered in food poisonings provided high-risk food such as oysters
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Staphylococcus aureus: From a Spot to the Hospital The hospital is silent this morning‚ as the sun breaks through the blinds and casts off all the silver objects in the room. My hospital bed is uncomfortable‚ and it makes me yearn for my 100-year-old mattress and many unnecessary plush-pillows. The smell of bleach and cleanliness lingers in my nose and almost makes me feel sicker. How did I end up here? Well‚ that is not an adrenaline rushed injury or a freak accident‚ but something that started
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One outbreak was in Sudan and the other in Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) in 1976. E.Sudan heavily affected ‘the towns of Nzara and Maridi’ (Pourrut‚ X et al. 2005 p.1006). Over the period of 4 months‚ 150 people died out of the 284 people infected bringing the mortality rate to 53%. The E.Zaire outbreak was much more severe. It hugely effect individuals in Yambuku as well as villages that lived off
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