Transcript Microbes and Human Health

Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Microbes and Human
Health
This course will teach us about:
what causes and spreads
diseases
how we can fight disease
and infection
Mr D Hughes
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Microbes and Human
Health
Lets start thinking about diseases
and infections.
Can you write down the names of
five diseases that you may have
heard of or been unlucky enough to
suffer from.
Mr D Hughes
Microbes and Human Health
In this lesson you need to remember:
what a microbe is.
To understand that:
not all microbes are harmful
and explain what is meant by:
a pathogen.
Mr D Hughes
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Lesson 1
Microbes and Human Health
What is a microbe?
Microbes are living organisms that
are too small to be seen by your
eyes alone.
Hint: A Microscope is needed to
see Microbes
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Microbes and Human Health
What is a pathogen?
Pathogens are
microbes that cause
disease and infection.
Mr D Hughes
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Lesson 1
Microbes and Human Health
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
What is a pathogen?
Pathogens are microbes that cause disease and infection.
Mr D Hughes
Lesson 1
Microbes and Human Health
The three pathogens
that we are going to
study are:
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
Mr D Hughes
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Lesson 1