eukaryotic kingdom of microorganisms including yeast and mould

eukaryotic kingdom of microorganisms including amoeba and plasmodium

an organism that carries the pathogen from the host to another organism

a genetic variant in a gene creates an allele (a different version of a gene), which can produce a different phenotype

Fungal and protist diseases in humans

Biology

Diseases

Cardiovascular disease

Risk factors for non-communicable diseases

Cancer

Bacterial and viral diseases in humans: Salmonella and measles

Sexually transmitted infections

Plant diseases: TMV and rose black spot

Climate change and human health

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

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Eukaryotic kingdom of micro-organisms including yeast and mould.

Eukaryotic kingdom of micro-organisms including amoeba.

An organism that carries pathogens from a host to another organism.

Wear shoes in communal spaces such as changing rooms.

Keep washing your feet to keep them moist.

How can you reduce the spread of Athlete's foot?

Take an antimalarial drug if travelling to an area where prevalence is high.

An individual who has one copy of the sickle allele, has sickle cell anaemia.

Having one copy of a sickle cell allele is a survival advantage against malaria.

The protist that causes malaria cannot penetrate the sickle shaped cell easily.

Which of the following statements are **not** true?

A disease that is caused by lifestyle factors such as smoking.

A disease that cannot be passed from organism to organism.

A disease that is passed from organism to organism.

Not all micro-organisms cause disease but those that do are called ...

genes working together for a particular function

Starter Quiz

Fungi and protists are ...