The HSC Biology Podcast

Module 7: Physical and Chemical Changes, Procedures for Limiting Disease, Antiviral and Antibiotics

Analyse responses to the presence of pathogens by assessing the physical and chemical changes that occur in the host animal's cells and tissues
Investigate and analyse the wide range of interrelated factors involved in limiting local, regional and global spread of a named infectious disease
 
Investigate procedures that can be employed to prevent the spread of disease, including but not limited to:
hygiene practices
Quarantine
vaccination, including passive and active immunity
public health campaigns  
use of pesticides
genetic engineering
Investigate and assess the effectiveness of pharmaceuticals as treatment strategies for the control of infectious disease, for example:
Antivirals
antibiotics
Investigate and evaluate environmental management and quarantine methods used to control an epidemic or pandemic
 
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Module 7: Primary and Secondary Responses, Vaccines and Physical and Chemical changes.

Analyse responses to the presence of pathogens by assessing the physical and chemical changes that occur in the host animal's cells and tissues
Explain how the immune system responds after primary exposure to a pathogen, including innate and acquired immunity
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Module 7: Adaptive Immune System

Investigate and model the innate and adaptive immune systems in the human bodyThanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide everything you need to do biotechnology at school, check them out at www.stemreactor.com.au

Module 7: Innate Immune System - First and Second Lines of Defence

Investigate and model the innate and adaptive immune systems in the human body.Thanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide everything you need to do biotechnology at school, check them out at www.stemreactor.com.au

Module 7: Pathogen Adaptations and Australian Plant Responses

Investigate the response of a named Australian plant to a named pathogen through practical and/or secondary-sourced investigation, for example:
fungal pathogens
viral pathogens
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Module 7: Plant and Animal Diseases in Agriculture

Assess the causes and effects of diseases on agricultural production, including but not limited to:
plant diseases
animal diseases
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Module 7: Pasteur and Koch

Investigate the work of Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur, to explain the causes and transmission of infectious diseases, including:
Koch’s postulates
Pasteur’s experiments on microbial contamination
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Module 7: Transmission Types, Transmission During an Epidemic and Food/Water Testing

Describe a variety of infectious diseases caused by pathogens, including microorganisms, macroorganisms and non-cellular pathogens, and collect primary and secondary-sourced data and information relating to disease transmission, including:
Investigate the transmission of a disease during an epidemic
design and conduct a practical investigation relating to the microbial testing of water or food samples
investigate modes of transmission of infectious diseases, including direct contact, indirect contact and vector transmission
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Long Reads Sunday: Ebola's Transmissibility and A Mysterious Sea Star Killer.

EBola Article: https://www.livescience.com/ebola-lingered-survivor-sparked-outbreak.html
 
Sea Star Article: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bacteria-suffocating-sea-stars-wasting-disease-goo 

Module 7: Pathogen Classifications

 Describe a variety of infectious diseases caused by pathogens, including microorganisms, macroorganisms and non-cellular pathogens, and collect primary and secondary-sourced data and information relating to disease transmission, including:
classifying different pathogens that cause disease in plants and animals(ACSBL117)
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