Preview - Unit 4: Epidemiology Unit

Treatments for Disease

You have seen a lot of examples of diseases in this unit so far. Bats who suffer from white nose syndrome. Plants that develop cankers and need to be cut down. Parasites that infect organisms, like the brain worm in the moose. 

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

Based on your prior knowledge, what are some ways that diseases can be treated?

You may have experienced a plant or animal having a disease, or ways we protect them from developing the disease.  Think about gardening or when you take your pet to the vet. 

What are some examples of ways humans help plants and animals treat or prevent disease?

Notes

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