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Infection — TEACHING RESOURCE
Imagine it’s wintertime. This is a time you or someone you know gets a cold. You cough and sneeze and feel terrible. Maybe you go to bed for a couple of days or keep going – just! What’s going on inside you at this time? It’s a busy time for microorganisms. The pathogenic microorganisms (commonly called germs or bugs) have got past the first line of the body’s defence (skin, tears and mucus) and have entered the body. Your immune system kicks in and fights back to destroy the pathogens ...
World Antibiotic Awareness Week
Antibiotic resistance - WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION RESOURCES Since their discovery, antibiotics have served as the cornerstone of modern medicine. However, the persistent overuse and misuse of antibiotics in human and animal health have encouraged the emergence and spread of AMR, which occurs when microbes, such as bacteria, become resistant to the drugs used to treat them.
Spreading awareness, not illness
Spreading awareness, not illness - EDUCATION GAZETTE ARTICLE A teacher has formed a successful collaboration with scientists and medical experts to help get the antibiotic resistance message out there. Curriculum connections Cultural change starts young Matt Boucher, a teacher at South Wellington Intermediate School (SWIS), says the Science Teaching Leadership Programme has inspired a learning programme around antibiotics back at school and has engendered some lasting links ...