Micro-organisms+and+disease

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For revision try making a mind map like the one below - include all the science you have learned. Use your map to try and think of 10 questions that could come up in the end of unit test! = = = = =__Micro-organisms and disease__=

We will perform this play on the effects of the Bubonic plague on the people of Eyam, this will give you a sense of the devastating effects of communicable diseases in times past. Eyam Church today, much as it would have looked in 1665!

**__There are lots of different types of micro-organisms the four main groups are described below:__**
Viruses are not really alive (they don’t have cells) but can multiply inside living cells. Some are harmless, but many cause diseases Bacteria are very small, simple living cells that normally cause no harm and many are useful. Some, however cause disease if they get into our body. Protozoa are single celled organisms that are more complex than bacteria, they vary enormously and often have features of both animal and plant cells. Fungi are made of cells similar to plant cells. Some are microbes because they are made of single cells or microscopic threads. They live by digesting dead things. __ Very __ few cause disease.
 * __ Virus __**
 * __ Bacteria __**
 * __ Protozoa __**__ (protoctists) __
 * __ Fungi __**

__** A homework task **__ **For a disease caused by a micro-organism of your choice, create a disease fact file.** **NAME**: Use its medical or scientific name if possible! **CAUSE:** i.e which type of micro-organism causes the disease **HOW IT IS SPREAD**: What is the mode of transmission? **EFFECTS ON THE BODY:** You could include a photo if appropriate **TREATMENT/CURE**: What medical solutions are there to this disease?
 * The Poster should be A4 size. **
 * Include: **

__**Mary Mallon**__

__**Smallpox and vaccination**__

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Ebola