Infectious Diseases

Assignment Brief

 

Part a)

In this assignment you need to:

 

§  Identify a range of organisms responsible for infectious diseases (AC 1.1)

§  Explain how these organisms cause disease (AC 1.2)

§  Outline how diseases can be transmitted by vectors (AC 2.1)

§  Explain how infectious diseases can enter the body (AC 2.1)

§  Explain how the body’s non-specific defence systems help to prevent infection (AC 3.1)

§  Explain how drugs can be utilised to treat certain diseases only (AC 5.1)

§  Use relevant examples throughout

§  Use diagrams/charts/tables or similar to support written explanations

§  Use an appropriate format for an easily read information booklet