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Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: The New Diagnostics [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover new knowledge about molecular biology- how molecules fit together as a lock and key. This has given researchers new diagnostic tools that use immune cells from mice to produce antibodies to detect a specific virus or bacterium.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology:diseases Depressed/overactive Immune Response

For Students 9th - 10th
This section is about how the immune system goes wrong. When it goes haywire, and becomes too weak or too strong, it leads to a state of disease. The factors that maintain immunological homeostasis are complex and incompletely understood.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Passing the Bug

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students apply concepts of disease transmission to analyze infection data, either provided or created using Bluetooth-enabled Android devices. This data collection may include several cases, such as small static groups (representing...
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University of Arizona

The Biology Project: Immunology: Case Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
Three immunology case studies for students to collaboratively diagnose using the information learned in the accompanying tutorials.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Immunodeficiency

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Which is stronger? You or little tiny pathogens? Usually you are. Normally your body can put up a strong defense against enemy pathogens. But what if it can't? What...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Immunodeficiency

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of immunodeficiency and causes of immunodeficiency.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Autoimmune Diseases

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The immune system usually protects you from pathogens and other causes of disease. When the immune system is working properly, it keeps you from getting sick. But...
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National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Enfermedades Provocados Por El Ambiente De a a Z

For Students 3rd - 8th
An A to Z list of illnesses and disorders caused by environmental factors, e.g., asthma, allergies, mercury poisoning, cancer and others. Each is listed with a short, one paragraph overview of the condition and causes.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mendelian Inheritance of Immunodeficiency Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage and study the graphics to complete the five-question quiz concerning the inheritance of immunodeficiency disorders.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Neutrophil Proliferation and Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice questions over neutrophil proliferation and disease. Passage 2.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Immune System Part Ii: Immune System Diseases Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This one-page study guide on immune system diseases covers key terminology and describes some common immunity disorders. It is available for download with free registration.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Immune System

For Students 1st - 9th
Study how the immune system helps to protect us against diseases and pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Historic Epidemic and Pandemic Diseases

For Students 1st - 9th
Investigate the historic epidemic and pandemic diseases such as the Plague of Athens, Black Death, Spanish flu, cholera, and smallpox on this site.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Immune System Disorders and Hiv/aids

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will examine several immune system disorders.