UNIT
OBJECTIVES
¨ DEFINE CORE TERMINOLOGY.
¨ DESCRIBE HOW DISEASES ARE SPREAD.
¨ LIST THE NAMES OF THE TYPES OF ORGANISMS
THAT CAUSE DISEASE AND EXPLAIN HOW THEY CAUSE THE DISEASE.
¨ DISCUSS THE MAJOR CAUSES OF CANCER.
¨ EXPLAIN HOW CANCER DIFFERS FROM OTHER
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
¨ EXAMINE THE DIFFERENCES IN THE EFFECTS OF
DRUGS.
¨ IDENTIFY THE BASIC MECHANISM THAT MAKE
DRUGS WORK.
¨ IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE THE MAJOR CATEGORIES
OF ILLEGAL DRUGS.
¨ DESCRIBE THE SOCIAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND
PHYSICAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE CAUSED BY DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.
¨ EXPERIENCE AND QUANTIFY THE EFFECTS OF
ALCOHOL THROUGH A LABORATORY SIMULATION.
TEXT RESOURCES: CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE