Biology : Body 2 – Disease
Overview
Students will learn about communicable and non communicable diseases. They will look at the different types of pathogens and our body’s defence system. Finally, they will look at drug develpment, resistant bacteria and vaccinations.
The main SMSC/Personal Development content of this topic includes: PD17 – Willingness to reflect on their experiences and PD15 – Sense of enjoyment and fascination in learning about themselves, others and the world around them.
The main UN Rights of a Child covered are No.6 – Life ,survival and development, No.13 – Sharing thoughts freely and No.28 – Access to Education.
Example Key Words
Vaccination
Helps the immune system develop protection from a disease.
Bacteria
A prokaryote. A single celled organism.
Virus
An infectious agent that can only multiply in living cells of animals, plants or bacteria.
Fungi
A group of spore producing organisms feeding on organic matter. Including; molds, yeast and mushrooms.
Protist
A pathogen that is often transferred to toher organisms by a vector, which doesn’t get the disease itself. An example of a protist is malaria.