Pathogens & Immunity

Pathogens and immunity was a very interesting unit. Pathogens is a term that is used to describe infection agents. a microorganism, in the widest sense such as a virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus, that causes disease in its host. The host may be an animal, a plant, a fungi or even another microorganism. Along with pathogens the immune system is is what protects our body from some of the pathogens.  The immune system must detect a wide variety of agents, from viruses to parasitic worms, and distinguish them from the organism's own healthy tissue. Pathogens and the immune system play a constant cops and robbers game. One activity I enjoyed doing during this unit was the paper slide project.  My group picked on pathogen and made a little move about it.