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| + | [[File:Measles.png|right|300px|thumb|A picture of [[skin]] [[infected]] with '''measles'''.]] | ||
===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
[[Measles]] is a [[disease]] caused by a [[virus]]. | [[Measles]] is a [[disease]] caused by a [[virus]]. | ||
===About Measles=== | ===About Measles=== | ||
| − | : [[Measles]] can cause a | + | : [[Measles]] can cause a rash, blindness and [[brain]] damage. |
: [[Measles]] can be spread in the [[air]] when people cough or sneeze where the [[virus]] exists inside small droplets of [[water]]. | : [[Measles]] can be spread in the [[air]] when people cough or sneeze where the [[virus]] exists inside small droplets of [[water]]. | ||
: There is no treatment for [[measles]] so individuals must be [[quarantine]]d immediately. | : There is no treatment for [[measles]] so individuals must be [[quarantine]]d immediately. | ||
: There is a [[vaccination]] against [[measles]] which can prevent someone from becoming [[infection|infected]] in the first place. | : There is a [[vaccination]] against [[measles]] which can prevent someone from becoming [[infection|infected]] in the first place. | ||
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| + | ==Beyond the Curriculum== | ||
| + | {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0opgc1WoS4}} | ||
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| + | ===References=== | ||
| + | ====AQA==== | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946381/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946381&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=5ec5fc3f6429e30c1d9ab9bca2bccf93 ''Measles, page 126, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945954/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945954&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=100574c08fbbb64318256eb79ed61a76 ''Measles, page 132, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA ''] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:47, 8 November 2019
Contents
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Measles is a disease caused by a virus.
About Measles
- Measles can cause a rash, blindness and brain damage.
- Measles can be spread in the air when people cough or sneeze where the virus exists inside small droplets of water.
- There is no treatment for measles so individuals must be quarantined immediately.
- There is a vaccination against measles which can prevent someone from becoming infected in the first place.
Beyond the Curriculum
References
AQA
- Measles, page 126, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA
- Measles, page 132, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
- Measles, page 44, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Measles, page 47, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Measles, page 84, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Measles, pages 79, 81, 96, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA
- Measles, pages 80-1, 94, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA