BLOCK 16: Immune System & Disease

Immune System and Disease (chap. 40)

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Introduction:  When we are healthy our thoughts seldom dwell on what it's like to be sick. But the first sneeze or beginning of a sore throat reminds us that health is not automatic in our lives.

Sometimes we wonder why we get sick or what can we do to get better. If we happen to get a disease that is long term or even life threatening, we begin to wonder even more. 

As we learn more about sickness and disease producing bacteria, viruses and other pathogens, our awareness of the environment and how we interact with it becomes even more important.

Watch the following videos and write a summary of each one. After that, continue by defining the vocabulary terms below and the following quiz.

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LESSON 1: Infectious Diseases

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LESSON 2: The Immune System

The immune system can actually have many disorders that make our fight against disease much more difficult.

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LESSON 3: The Environment and Your Health

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LESSON 4: Vocabulary

After finishing the videos you should create a list of definitions of the following terms.

disease
germ theory of disease
antibiotic
immunity
inflammatory response
immune response

interferon
antibody
antigen
active immunity
passive immunity
vaccination

allergy
histamine
asthma
risk factor
tumor
carcinogen

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LESSON 5: Learning Check

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