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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify health practices that prevent and/or reduce the spread of bacterial or viral infections/diseases. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students explore the causes of disease, how organisms, spread disease, and the process of infection. Examples of inherited diseases, environmentally caused diseases, and the agents that cause them are examined in this lesson. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students describe what a virus is. They state examples of disease caused by viruses. They explain how a virus replicates itself. They describe how the immune system responds to a viral invasion. They explain why the HIV virus in unique. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students watch a video and read an article about the West Nile virus. They discuss their current knowledge of this disease. Students discuss reasons wearing long sleeved shirts and pants could help prevent infection. Students give examples of open containers in the yard that may provide places for mosquitoes to lay eggs. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore and explain the role of vaccines in infectious disease, They emphasize immunological principles and viral/bacterial infection processes. Students explore the three main vaccine types: DNA vaccines ("gene gun"), Recombinant vaccines, and live vector vaccines (AIDS, employs viruses). Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students conduct a critiical investigation of the West Nile Virus. They essess the relationship between the sources of information and their credibility. Students use their findings to create a public health campaign about the virus. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students review the difference between viruses and bacteria, and provide examples of illnesses that each can cause. To help students comprehend how quickly an influenza infection can spread, they perform an activity. They are placed in a team of four students, each team is provided with a package of colored dots, stickers, or labels. Each team should have a different color. In round 1, teams stick a label on the hands of two students from another team. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students comprehned how a virus and an allergen infect the body and how the body responds to each. They create flowcharts to show the body's reaction to the common cold (a viral infection) or hay fever (an allergic reaction). Students examine the differences in how colds and allergies are diagnosed and treated. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explain the modes of transmission of viral diseases. They diagram the lytic cycle in small groups to present the information to the class. In addition, they explain how new viruses are made Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students describe the structure of a virus including nucleic acid and protein coat. They diagram structural differences between virus and bacterial cell structure. In addition, they connect viral infection with cell type by drawing pictures of both. Full Review »