Introduction
Infection and response studies the causes, effects, treatments and prevention of diseases. We look at communicable diseases (ones you can catch!) in this topic as you will cover a range of non-communicable diseases (CHD, cancer, diabetes and genetic diseases) in other topics.
There are 7 diseases that you need to be able to be able to describe the causes an d effects of these are:
Bacterial diseases:
- Salmonella
- Gonorrhoea
Viral Diseases:
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Measles
- Tobacco mosaic virus
Protist Disease:
- Malaria
Fungal Disease:
- Rose black spot
PLEASE SEE THE SHEET IN THE ESSENTIALS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE ABOVE DISEASES
Defence Against Disease:
We take a look at how the body prevents diseases getting into our blood and then how the immune system fights them when they do. We learn that bacteria make us ill by releasing toxins and rapidly multiplying. We learn that viruses make us ill by getting inside of our cells and rapidly multiplying – damaging our cells in turn. As viruses hide inside of cells this means that antibiotics are unaffective against them.
We then finally learn about vaccines and the process of drug development and testing.
The Essentials
100% sheet cell disease and immune response
Communicable Diseases factfile
revision-activities disease and drugs
Infection-and-response-revision-list
Deeper Understanding
- Can you describe and explain this graph?
2. Explain the process of drug development and testing – state what/ who the drug is tested on at each stage and what it is being tested for at each stage.
3.Complete the sheet below from memory – use the information above to check/ correct.
Other Links
https://www.bbc.com/education/topics/z9kww6f
Review and Rate your Understanding
Have you learnt all the facts on the 100% sheet?
Have you completed the BBC Bitesize tutorial?
Have you been able to complete all the questions on the 100% sheet?
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