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UNIT 2
MODULE 3: APPLICATIONS OF BIOLOGY (cont’d)

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES EXPLANATORY NOTES SUGGESTED PRACTICAL
ACTIVITIES

Immunology (cont’d)

Students should be able to:

2.9. distinguish between Include examples for each
active and passive type.
immunity, natural and
artificial immunity; and,

2.10. explain the role of Mention the successes
vaccination in providing and challenges of the use
immunity. of vaccines to reduce the
incidence of diseases.

3. Social and Preventative Medicine

Students should be able to:

3.1. discuss the causative Revision of the concept of
relationship among diet, a balanced diet; Body
obesity and diabetes; Mass Index (BMI); Type 1
and Type 2 diabetes.

3.2. describe the effects of fats Atherosclerosis, coronary
on the cardiovascular heart disease,
system; hypertension and stroke.
Details of plaque
formation.

3.3. discuss the consequences Long-term and short- Investigate the
of exercise on the body term consequences; immediate effects of
and the benefits of relate benefits to the exercise on the body.
maintaining a physically fit prevention of chronic
body; diseases; refer to VO2
max and cardiac
efficiency.

3.4. describe the mechanisms of Mention AIDS and dengue
infection for viral diseases fever (in the Caribbean
and their causitive agents; context). Include
processes of infection,
the biology of the virus;
length of incubation
period; replication of
the disease-causing
organisms.

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