Stage 5 · SC5-DIS-01
Disease
Homeostasis, the immune system, infectious and non-infectious diseases, epidemics, vaccinations and how Australia tackles disease prevention.
Lessons
10 total1
Homeostasis — maintaining balance
Why keeping conditions stable inside is vital for survival.
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2
Feedback loops in the body
How the body detects change and corrects it.
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3
The nervous system
Electrochemical signals — the body's fast messaging network.
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4
The endocrine system
Hormones — the body's slow but far-reaching messengers.
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5
Infectious vs non-infectious diseases
Diseases that spread — and those that don't.
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6
Causes and spread of disease
How pathogens invade and move between hosts.
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7
Epidemics, endemics and pandemics
When disease spreads — locally, regionally, globally.
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8
The immune response
How your body recognises and destroys invaders.
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9
Vaccination and immunisation
Teach the immune system to recognise a pathogen before it arrives.
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10
Preventing and managing disease
Individual and societal strategies to reduce disease burden.
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Syllabus Outcomes
- SC5-DIS-01 Explains how an understanding of the causes of disease can be used to prevent and manage the spread of disease