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Whole Topic Checklist
Whole Topic Checklist
- Explain what a pathogen is and how pathogens are spread (inc how viruses, bacteria, protists and fungi are spread in animals and plants)
- Explain how pathogenic bacteria and viruses cause damage in the body
- Explain how the spread of diseases can be reduced or prevented
- Describe measles, HIV and tobacco mosaic virus as examples of viral pathogens
- Describe salmonella food poisoning and gonorrhoea as examples of bacterial pathogens
- Describe the signs, transmission and treatment of rose black spot infection in plants as an example of fungal pathogens
- Describe the symptoms, transmission and control of malaria, including knowledge of the mosquito vector as an example of a protists pathogen
- Describe defences that stop pathogens entering the human body (inc skin, nose, trachea & windpipe, stomach)
- Recall the role of the immune system
- Describe how white blood cells destroy pathogens
- Describe how vaccination works, including at the population level
- Explain how antibiotics and painkillers are used to treat diseases, including their limitations
- Describe how sources for drugs have changed over time and give some examples
- Describe how new drugs are tested, including pre-clinical testing and clinical trials (inc double blind trials and placebos)
Videos
Videos
Free Science Lesson
Free Science Lesson
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Cognito
Cognito
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BBC Bitesize
BBC Bitesize
Whole Topic Powerpoint
Whole Topic Powerpoint
PIXL Infection and response Know it.pptxQuiz
Quiz
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