Immune System and Swine Flu vaccinations
The swine flu pandemic started in Mexico in 2009 and has caused at least 74 deaths in Australia. This graphic shows how scientists believe swine flu transferred to humans. This week many of our students and staff had the ’swine flu’ vaccination, to reduce the incidence of illness and absence from school. We are also studying the Immune System in year 8 science, so it is an opportune time to discuss the body’s defense against disease, how viruses cause disease and how vaccines work. Swine Flu lesson plans here. Swine flu news articles from the Australian. More about Human Diseases at National Geographic. Try the National Geographic Infectious Diseases quiz here.
Read the article from the Warrnambool Standard about a recent gastro-enteritis outbreak. Create a pamphlet to be distributed at doctor’s clinics around Warrnambool, explaining the causes of the gastroenteritis outbreak. Make sure you list at least six general rules to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
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October 30th, 2009 at 7:05 am
It seems the second wave of the swine flu is now beginning in Canada. A thirteen year old boy died last weekend in Toronto. How did Australia manage with the flu during your winter season? Was there a lot of school absenteeism?