This afternoon we will be doing an assessment in class on tuberculosis, a disease caused by a microbe. Don't worry as you'll be able to use your books with all the information you're about to collect, as well as asking questions!
To prepare yourselves this lesson, find out using the internet and write in your books -
A short description (1 or 2 sentences) about where in the body tuberculosis can occur:
What the symptoms of tuberculosis are:
How it is caused:
How it can be spread:
The name of the pathogen:
The number of people per year that die from this disease:
Any ways of either treating or preventing the disease:
World Health Organisation: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs104/en/
(Aust.) Government website: http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/diseases/tb_facts
NHS website: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Tuberculosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Try this once you're finished: http://www.gamezhero.com/online-games/shooting-games/microbes-games.html
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