Infectious diseases are diseases that can be carried by people and apssed on. They can be transimitted in a number of different ways. Infectious disease can be transmitted through the air, through close physical contact and through tocuh. Often they are carried by fleas and animals. Infectious disease is very hard to identify, prevent and cure as they often have several strains (types) and often have early symptoms not dissimilar to much less harmful viruses.

Sections within this unit

What is an Infectious Disease? A Glossary of Infectious Diseases, Edward Jenner, Louis Pasteur, Robert Koch, Vaccination, The Development of Drugs, Paul Ehrlich, Gerhard Domagk, Alexander Fleming, Howard Florey and Ernst Chain, The importance of Penicillin, Factors affecting the development of drugs and treatments.

Activities within the Unit

 

Glossary vocabulary test	This activity checks your knowledge of infectious disease
Drag and Drop game	Do you know who developed each form of medicine?
Breakthrough against Infectious Disease	Use the information in this unit to answer a detailed question, then see how it compares with a suggested response. Ideal revision tool.
Currently being tested.
Investigation	How did a Cow called Daisy save the world?
The Fleming Myth	An inquiry into the development of Penicillin.
Pasteur versus Koch	Which of these fierce rivals was the greatest?
Source based activities	A range of source based questions with prompts to help you improve your written answers.