Homeostasis, the immune system, infectious and non-infectious diseases, epidemics, vaccinations and how Australia tackles disease prevention.
Why keeping conditions stable inside is vital for survival.
How the body detects change and corrects it.
Electrochemical signals — the body's fast messaging network.
Hormones — the body's slow but far-reaching messengers.
Diseases that spread — and those that don't.
How pathogens invade and move between hosts.
When disease spreads — locally, regionally, globally.
How your body recognises and destroys invaders.
Teach the immune system to recognise a pathogen before it arrives.
Individual and societal strategies to reduce disease burden.