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Activity 2 | Immunisation – protecting our children from disease

Aspects of immunisation

Prepare a short talk on an aspect of infectious diseases or immunisation. You could choose a topic from the following list or select a topic of your own.

  • Possible reasons for Australia's relatively low rate of immunisation.

  • Why there are often outbreaks of infectious diseases after disasters such as earthquakes and floods.

  • The different methods of transmission of infectious diseases (give examples).

  • Why infectious diseases kill fewer people (on a percentage basis) in Australia than in parts of tropical Africa.

  • How vaccination provides immunity to a disease.
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