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Pathogens and the Immune System

Some Helpful Internet References

Additional References

Informational Links:

Pathogen Links:	Pathogens Flu click here, here, here, and here Influenza A, B, and C types and structural differences Cold Cold vs. sinus infection click here or here Infection of Prokaryotes (Bacteria) here or here Pathogens and their symptoms Bacteria vs. virus Click here and here for bacteria infections
Pathogen symptoms and methods your body uses to fight off infection links:	Click here or here for flu symptoms and dangers Why the flu causes the chills Symptoms, prevention, and treatment of the flu Why pathogens cause aches and pains Why pathogens cuase muscle aches Comparing Cold and Flu symptoms Why colds and the flu cause sore throat Click here, here, or here to learn about fevers Click here, here, or here to learn about diarrhea and dehydration
The Immune Defense System	Click here, here, here, here, and here
Body's 1st Line of Immune Defense	Click here, here, here, here, here, or here
Body's 2nd Line of Immune Defense	Click here, here, here, here, or here Important immune cells and their functions
Body's 3rd Line of Immune Defense	T and B cells T and B cells Antibody production
Preventing and Treating Pathogen Illnesses	How antibiotics work What are antibiotics Healthy habbits and more Airborne What do some doctors think of using a Neti Pot? Hand sanitizer Other preventative techniques and myths Zinc Zicam Does being cold catch a cold? Being catageous? Click here or here to learn about antibiotics and viruses How antibitotics work Vaccinations Antihistamines, such as Allergy medacine and NyQuil, and how they work When to use an Expectorant Decongestants such as Sudafed and Robatussin and how they work link 1, link 2, and link 3 Why can't you cure a cold?- click here, here, or here
Differences between bacterial and viral infection	Interferon released by cells to fight viruses Click here or here to learn how histamine is used by cells Antiboitics Click here and here to learn about vaccinations

Human and Nature Experience with Pathogens- Links:

Personal stories
Famlies stories of H1N1
Interview of why a doctor decided to specialize in treating pathogens click here or here
The flu killing millions
Pandemic in 2009
Spread of H1N1 (swine flu)
H1N1 updates and more
Great Plague that killed 20% of London's population
Vaccine Side Effects

Dangers of Vaccinations Click here, here, here, here, here (Episode of 24), here, here, or here
Avian (bird flu) pandemic future scare and map
Cholera epidemic killing in London
Environmental water pathogens click here, here, here, here, here, and here
Dog, fish, and plant pathogens
Cat flu and other animal flu
Immune System disease click here
AIDS and the immune system click here

Animations and videos:

Immune System video, Final Fantasy Version, or Lord of the Rings Version
Many Videos on the Human Immune System
Animation on the Immune System
video on phagocytosis
video on the function of T cells
video on how B cells work
video on antibodies or cartoon
Many animation links on the immune system and blood
Imflammation link 1, 2

Images:

Textbook	Online and audioversion of the textbook Ch. 19 Bacteria Ch. 20 Protists Ch. 40 Immune System
Library References	Books, magazines, or enzyclopedias.
Interview	Family Member who works in healthcare or who was ill. Ask questions on a blog Ask the school nurse. Arrange an interview of a healthcare worker in our community through the teacher.

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