Health Inventory

Increase your awareness of your own health and your commitment to it by completing a Health Inventory and Personal Wellness Contract.

Web Links

Chapter 17, Lesson 2
Understanding the Immune System
http://newscenter.cancer.gov/sciencebehind/immune/immune00.htm
Learn more about the workings of the immune system here. What are lymphocytes? How are T- and B-cells related to lymphocytes? After studying this site, summarize what the immune system does in a short paragraph.

Infection!
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/infection/03_inf/03_inf.html
Have you ever wondered how you get an infection? At this Web site, you will learn about ways you come in contact with germs and tips for helping your immune system stay healthy. After you finish reading about infections, play the infection game.

Chapter 17, Lesson 3
How Lou Got the Flu
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/infection/04_lou/04_lou.html
Infectious diseases spread from person to person and even from animal to people. The flu virus is a microscopic hitchhiker that can travel great distances in relatively short amounts of time. For example, you can trace Lou's flu back to Chinese ducks. Try to remember the last time you had the flu. Who had it before you? Did anyone catch it after you did? Create a chart that traces your flu as it might have traveled through your friends and family.

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