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Measles is a viral disease showing symptoms of fever and a red skin rash. Measles is a serious illness that can be fatal if complications arise. For this reason most young children are vaccinated against measles. |
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What is measles and why are young children vaccinated against it? |
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The measles virus is spread by inhalation of droplets from sneezes and coughs. |
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How is the measles virus spread? Show an image of a student with measles and ask students to consider how it is transmitted. |
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HIV initially causes a flu-like illness. Unless successfully controlled with antiretroviral drugs the virus attacks the body's immune cells. |
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What is the initial symptom of HIV and what do antiretroviral drugs stop the virus doing? Split students into teams and allocate them a virus disease to research and either create a presentation or a poster to display for a market place fact collecting activity. Their presentations should include:
1. How the disease is transmitted
2. The effects of the disease
3. How the spread of the disease can be prevented |
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Late stage HIV infection, or AIDS, occurs when the body's immune system becomes so badly damaged it can no longer deal with other infections or cancers. |
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When does late stage HIV infection or AIDS occur? GF: Why will HIV never be truly eradicated? |
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HIV is spread by sexual contact or exchange of body fluids such as blood which occurs when drug users share needles. |
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How is HIV spread? |
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Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) is a widespread plant pathogen affecting many species of plants including tomatoes. |
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What is tobacco mosaic virus? |
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TMV gives a distinctive 'mosaic' pattern of discolouration on the leaves which affects the growth of the plant due to lack of photosynthesis. |
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How does tobacco mosaic virus reduce growth in plants? |
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Salmonella food poisoning is spread by bacteria ingested in food, or on food prepared in unhygienic conditions. |
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How is Salmonella food poisoning spread? |
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In the UK, poultry are vaccinated against Salmonella to control the spread. |
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What animal is vaccinated in the UK to control the spread of Salmonella? |
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Fever, abdominal cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea are caused by the [Salmonella] bacteria and the toxins they secrete. |
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What are the symptoms of salmonella and what causes them? |
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Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) with symptoms of a thick yellow or green discharge from the vagina or penis and pain on urinating. |
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What is gonhorrhoea and what are the symptoms? |
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Gonorrhoea is caused by a bacterium and was easily treated with the antibiotic penicillin until many resistant strains appeared. |
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How and why has treatment of gonorrhoea changed over time? |
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Gonorrhoea is spread by sexual contact. |
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How is gonhorroea spread? |
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The spread can be controlled by treatment with antibiotics or the use of a barrier method of contraception such as a condom. |
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How can the spread of gonorrhoea be controlled? |
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