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Case Studies of Human, Plant, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
10th Grade · Science · UK GCSE
8 lessons
Goal
Describe the symptoms, transmission, treatment, and prevention of key GCSE case-study diseases including measles, HIV/AIDS, TMV, salmonella, gonorrhoea, rose black spot, and malaria.
8 lessons
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- 1Viral Diseases: Measles Symptoms, Transmission, and PreventionUp nextStart
- 2HIV and AIDS: Transmission, Progression, and Antiretroviral TherapyPremiumNot started yet
- 3Plant Viral Infections: Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)Not started yet
- 4Bacterial Infections: Salmonella Food Poisoning and ControlNot started yet
- 5Sexually Transmitted Infections: Gonorrhoea Symptoms and Antibiotic ResistanceNot started yet
- 6Plant Fungal Infections: Rose Black Spot Pathology and TreatmentNot started yet
- 7Protist Diseases: Malaria Life Cycle and Mosquito Vector ControlNot started yet
- 8Exam Practice: Comparing Human and Plant Disease Case StudiesNot started yet
Standards Covered
- UK-GCSE-SCIENCE-BIO-HDM-02General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Science · Year 11 (GCSE) · Grade 10Communicable diseases
- UK-GCSE-SCIENCE-BIO-HDM-02-02General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Science · Year 11 (GCSE) · Grade 10describe a minimum of one common human infection, one plant disease and sexually transmitted infections in humans, including HIV/AIDS
- UK-GCSE-SCIENCE-BIO-HDM-02-01General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Science · Year 11 (GCSE) · Grade 10explain how communicable diseases (caused by viruses, bacteria, protists and fungi) are spread in animals and plants
Curriculum Framework
10th Grade · Science · UK GCSE
1
6 lessons
Pathogens and Disease Transmission in Animals and Plants
Explain what pathogens are, how bacteria, viruses, protists, and fungi cause damage, and how communicable diseases spread between animal and plant hosts.
2
8 lessons
Case Studies of Human, Plant, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Describe the symptoms, transmission, treatment, and prevention of key GCSE case-study diseases including measles, HIV/AIDS, TMV, salmonella, gonorrhoea, rose black spot, and malaria.
3
6 lessons
Non-Specific Defence Systems of the Human Body
Describe the primary physical, chemical, and mechanical barriers preventing pathogen entry into the human body.
4
7 lessons
The Human Immune System and Acquired Immunity
Explain the cellular mechanisms of the immune system in defending against disease, including phagocytosis, antibody production, antitoxins, and immunological memory.