3.7 & 3.8 Immune system & Alcohol and cannabis

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Immune system & Alcohol and cannabis

3.7: Immune System

3.8: Alcohol and Cannabis

Which substance from your blood plays an important part in your immune system?

1. Red blood cells
2. White blood cells
3. Platelets
4. Plasma proteins

What do we call a "thing" that can make you sick/ill?

Two main types of pathogens:

Bacteria (e.g. Mycobacterium tuberculosis)

Virus (e.g. SARS-CoV-2)

White blood cells fight pathogens

How to recognize a pathogen?

How to fight a pathogen?

What happens after the infection?

Natural immunity -> preventing you from getting the same disease twice!

Artificial immunity

What should you put in a vaccin?

Alcohol and cannabis

Short- and longterm effects 

Is it harmful?

Studies on health effects can lead to very different results

Studies on health effects can lead to very different results

How to study the short-term effects of alcohol

Work in groups: 

-Write down your plan so you can hand them in at the end of the lesson! 

At the end:

Each group presents their research plan

Assignment:

Suggest a study format which will allow you to measure the short-term effects of alcohol on the body

Think about:

-Test groups (don't forget a control)

-What effects to measure

-How to measure these effects

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