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Guiding questions
Guiding questions
How do body systems recognize pathogens and fight infections?
What factors influence the incidence of disease in populations?
Linking questions
Linking questions
How do animals protect themselves from threats?
How can false-positive and false-negative results be avoided in diagnostic tests?
Syllabus statements
Syllabus statements
C3.2.1 Pathogens as the cause of infectious diseases
C3.2.2 Skin and mucous membranes as a primary defence
C3.2.3 Sealing of cuts in skin by blood clotting
C3.2.4 Differences between the innate immune system and the adaptive immune system
C3.2.5 Infection control by phagocytes
C3.2.6 Lymphocytes as cells in the adaptive immune system that cooperate to produce antibodies
C3.2.7 Antigens as recognition molecules that trigger antibody production
C3.2.8 Activation of B-lymphocytes by helper T-lymphocytes
C3.2.9 Multiplication of activated B-lymphocytes to form clones of antibody-secreting plasma cells
C3.2.10 Immunity as a consequence of retaining memory cells
C3.2.11 Transmission of HIV in body fluids
C3.2.12 Infection of lymphocytes by HIV with AIDS as a consequence
C3.2.13 Antibiotics as chemicals that block processes occurring in bacteria but not in eukaryotic cells
C3.2.14 Evolution of resistance to several antibiotics in strains of pathogenic bacteria
C3.2.15 Zoonoses as infectious diseases that can transfer from other species to humans
C3.2.16 Vaccines and immunization
C3.2.17 Herd immunity and the prevention of epidemics
C3.2.18 Evaluation of data related to the COVID-19 pandemic
Resources used in class
Resources used in class
The power point presentation and the accompanying student notes are used as resources in class - together with activites, discussion, simulations and experiments.
1. C 3.2 SLHL Defense against disease - student notes.pdfPage updated
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