Micro Organisms Blog 2

ANTIBIOTICS AND VACCINES POST 2

May 07, 2020

GOOD MORNING        CHILDHOOD MEMORIES ;)      

Welcome back and I really really really hope that you have finished doing your written assignments of the previous post.

You must be clear about certain facts from the previous post:
 Check out this recap video. And then ask yourself the questions that follow.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TdQeTM0xec


Do I know?

What are the different types of microorganisms?
Where are microorganisms found?
What is the difference between a bacteria and a virus?
How does  bacteria multiply?
How does a virus multiply?
How do the useful bacteria help us in our lives?

If you know the answers to the above questions, you may proceed. If not, please revisit the previous post, clarify your doubts and then go ahead.

 The word antibiotic means “against life.” Any drug that kills germs in your body is technically an antibiotic.

The first antibiotic was penicillin. Penicillin-based antibiotics, such as ampicillin, amoxicillin, and penicillin G, are still available to treat a variety of infections.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P665Slcmd8o

A doctor prescribes antibiotics for the treatment of a bacterial infection. It is not effective against viruses.



                  

If people overuse antibiotics or use them incorrectly, the bacteria might become resistant. This means that the antibiotic becomes less effective against that type of bacterium, as the bacterium has been able to improve its defenses.

Antibiotics commonly cause the following side effects:

                                                                          

• diarrhoea
• nausea
• vomiting
• rash
• upset stomach

IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION

I'm sure that you must have had most your vaccinations by now and gulped down a couple of antibiotics in these last 13 years of your life.

Could you name three of your vaccinations and what were these taken to prevent?

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Immunisation  describes the process whereby people are protected against illness caused by infection with micro-organisms (formally called pathogens).

 A vaccines stimulates the body's own immune system to protect the person against subsequent infection or disease.

It is interesting to know that a vaccine is a small dose of weakened or killed disease causing microbe  that is injected into you and is needed to immunise the body against a particular disease.

Have a look at this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7DGeWlKu0Q


This second video is for the students who would like to delve a little deeper and know more about how does a vaccine work and about the different types of vaccines they are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb7TVW77ZCs

So, when you get a vaccination:

• the body produces antibodies 
• these antibodies kill the weakened or dead disease causing microbes
• these antibodies remain in your blood 
• if your body is attacked by the same disease in future, these antibodies present in the blood recognise the danger and kill the disease causing organism

                                        HOW COOL IS THAT !!!!!!!!!!

          

CHECKPOST + ASSIGNMENT

If you have understood what is an antibiotic and a vaccine, you should be able to answer these questions successfully. Please write down the questions and their answers in your notebook.

( read pg 27-29 for the answers)

1. Who discovered the first vaccine against smallpox?
2. Name any two antibiotics.
3. Name any 2 probable side effects of strong antibiotics.
4. What is a vaccine?
5. How does a vaccine protect us against a disease?
6. Will an antibiotic kill a virus? [yes/no] Give a reason for your answer.

                                 

 SEE YOU TOMORROW