Scribe 11/7

Today in class on 11/7 we received stamps on our homework from the weekend, UP 32, 37-42 and we were also supposed to read 35.4. We also took a quiz on some terms from the reading and things we have gone over in class the previous week. After the quiz we took a few notes on Acquired Immunity. Then, we ended the class with a movie clip on Malaria.

Acquired Immunity can either be active or passive. During active immunity your body produces antibodies and it can do this is two ways. One, with a vaccination, when a weaker form of a pathogen in injected to your body. Two, you can be exposed to a disease. During passive immunity antibodies can also be obtained in two ways. One, antibodies can be injected into your body. Two, they can be obtained through breast milk. Passive immunity is always temporary.

At the end of class we watched a clip on Malaria. Malaria is a microscopic protist that transforms to invade red blood cells. Eventually the red blood cells burst. Around 80 to 90% of children have Malaria in Africa. Malaria is spread through bites from mosquitos.

The HOMEWORK tonight is to start preparing for the test on Wednesday.

THE NEXT SCRIBE IS BRECK MURPHY!!