Content and Language Objective: Describe the transmission and effect of HIV on the body and provide an example of a zoonotic and non-zoonotic disease, and explain how antibiotics work and why they do not work against viruses.
Book Reference: 288-289, 457-458
Homework: See HW Page
Syllabus Details:
Pathogens can be species specific although others can cross species barriers
Effects of HIV on the immune system and methods of transmission
Antibiotic blocks processes that occur in prokaryotic cells but not in eukaryotic cells
Viruses lack a metabolism and cannot therefore be treated with antibiotics.
Florey and Chain’s experiments to test penicillin on bacterial infections in mice
Activity 1 - HIV and AIDS
Watch this video - “HIV and AIDS”
Followup Questions:
-What does HIV do to the immune system?
-What are the most common ways to become infected with HIV?
Activity 2 - Antibiotic Use
Readings
Chemical & Engineering - Penicillin - Focus on the mice studies carried about by Florey and Chain and their work on humans after that.
Videos
Explain how antibiotics work in prokaryotic cells and why they are useless against viruses and eukaryotic cells.
Activity 3 - Pathogens - Zoonotic and Non-zoonotic
Please complete this data analysis question set.
A. Strengthen Your Skills
To help you sleep at night - 10 Deadly Diseases That Hopped Across Species
CDC - Zoonotic Diseases
B. Expand Your Knowledge
Specific mechanisms for penicillin resistance
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