Biology 1.2
Achievement Standard 90926
The Measles Internal
Student Instructions
A Research Question
"Given current research and evidence, should the measles vaccine remain as part of the NZ National Immunization Schedule?"
Tickbox Grading
How to structure your Report
Divide up your research to answer the following questions:
Virology and Immunology
What is the Measles Virus
How does the Measles Virus infect the human body
What is the immune response
How does the immune response and the Virus manifest as illness
Why don't you get sick a second time
How does the Vaccine work
Epidemiology
Who, Where, When, Why
Reproductive number, Mortality, Morbidity
Government Response
Sociology
Anti-Vax movement - what evidence do they base their claims on
Anti-anti-Vax
You
Your position, with a recommendation for action
References
Some good References
The immune system players
Police officer
Does the day to day work
Macrophage
Detectives
Search for clues for hard to fight cases
Dendritic cells
Armed Offender Squad
Kill the offender that the detectives tell it to kill
T-Cells (Thymus Lymphocyte Cells)
Drone Operator
Drones find and crash into the offender or the places where the offender is hiding
Drone Operator = B-Cells (Bone lymphocyte Cells)
Drones = Antibodies
How do Vaccines work
Click the link below to have a measles explained in more detail