Climate change and human health

Biology

Diseases

Cardiovascular disease

Risk factors for non-communicable diseases

Cancer

Bacterial and viral diseases in humans: Salmonella and measles

Fungal and protist diseases in humans

Sexually transmitted infections

Plant diseases: TMV and rose black spot

Pupils will learn about human and plant defences against pathogens, the role of white blood cells in the human immune system, and the use of vaccination to protect against communicable diseases.

Pupils learned about some common non-infectious diseases, factors that increase the risk of developing lifestyle diseases and steps we can take to help prevent them, including the impacts of smoking on the human body, and asthma and its risk factors.

This unit explores health and disease, including communicable and non-communicable types and their interactions. It examines lifestyle impacts, disease spread, evaluates cardiovascular treatments, and highlights the importance of risk evaluation, peer review, and effective communication of results.

Health and disease

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Physical illness or injury, medical procedures, blood.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Kwashiorkor is an example of a disease caused by malnutrition. Which food group must you be lacking to develop this disease?

Clean freshwater is important for which functions?

Diseases spread to new geographical areas

Where in the world is ash dieback most prevalent?

Extended periods of extremely high temperatures causes dehydration which can lead to __________, especially in the very young or very old.

The human population has low natural immunity to malaria.

Climate change is making these areas wetter and windier.

Mosquitos are better able to survive in hotter and more humid conditions.

There are no treatments available for malaria.

Which options explain why malaria cases are being found in new locations in Africa?

Which is the correct scientific word for 'germ'?

Which of the following are types of pathogens?

A healthy diet should contain which of the following?

Medicines called __________ can be used to treat diseases caused by bacteria.

Put these statements in the correct order to show one way that climate change occurs.

Match these human diseases to the type of pathogen that causes them.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Climate change and human health

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.