1. Unit 4 - Immunology and Public Health

2. Unit 4 – Immunology and Public Health
1. The Immune System
2. Infectious Diseases and immunity
Non-specific defences
Specific cellular defences
Transmission and control
Active Immunisation and Vaccination and the evasion of immune responses

3. By the end of this Key Area you will be able to…
2. Infectious Diseases & immunity
a) transmission and control of disease
By the end of this Key Area you will be able to…
Name 5 types of pathogen
Name a disease caused by each type of pathogen
Name 6 methods infectious diseases can be transmitted from person to person
Name 5 methods the transmission of infectious diseases can be controlled
Describe both the individual and community responsibility of controlling transmission of infectious diseases
Describe the role of epidemiologists
State what is meant by sporadic, endemic, epidemic and pandemic
Describe possible control measures that can be used to prevent transmission of infectious diseases
4 lessons (minimum)

4. Quick Questions What is a vector? Give an example of a vector
Name a method an individual can employ in order to control the transmission of an infectious disease
An organism that transmits diseases from one organism to another.
A rabid dog or a malaria carrying mosquito
Individual responsibility
good hygiene
care in sexual health
appropriate storage/handling of food

5. Quick Questions
1. For each statement below, classify them using the correct term:
An average of 34 deaths in the space of 5 years
Continued diagnosis of infectious people in a city
Unexpected number of people diagnosed with an infectious disease in a local town
Continued diagnosis of infectious people in a country
2. Give the definition of the missing term that has not been used!
sporadic
endemic
epidemic
endemic
Pandemic-worldwide epidemic