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High School

THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM (UNIT 1)
DISEASE AND VACCINATION (UNIT 2)
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND ANIMALS
HOW DISEASES SPREAD
Lesson 1

Understanding How Diseases Spread

Students research different infectious diseases to determine the ways they spread and who is most at risk. The lesson concludes with students developing resources to help educate an at-risk population about how to protect themselves from infection.
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Lesson 2

Case Study: The 1918 Influenza Pandemic – Factors Beyond the Biological that Influence the Spread of Disease

Students learn the different ways that influenza virus can mutate and what impact that has on how rapidly and widely the virus spreads. The class develops a hypothesis regarding the impact of World War I on the spread of influenza. Student groups research topics related to the 1918 influenza pandemic and assess whether the findings support or reject the class hypothesis. 
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