"Disease is a breakdown in structures or functions of an organism. Some diseases are the result of intrinsic failures of the system. Others are the result of damage by infection by other organisms.
The severity of disease symptoms is dependent on many factors such as human resistance and the virulence of the disease-producing organism. Many diseases can be prevented, controlled or cured. Some diseases such as cancer, result from specific body dysfunctions and cannot be transmitted."
- disease
- immunity
- immunizations
- immunodeficiencies
- inflammation
- pathogens
Research and Role Play around Giardia and Giardiasis Research diseases at https://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/ Add notes to chart of "Some disease-causing microbes" (take notes on your chart handout, then add to class google chart). If you use additional websites for research, copy and paste in the URL of the website used. |
Websites for additional research:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC on Botulism
FDA on Clostridium botulinum
University of Nebraska Lincoln, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources: http://ianrhome.unl.edu/
Clostridium botulinum: http://foodsafety.unl.edu/pathogens/botulinum.html
Todar’s Online Textbook of Bacteriology: http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/
The Pathogenic Clostridia: http://textbookofbacteriology.net/clostridia.html
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