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KS3/4 Science - Fighting HIV: The Issue
Eight years ago, when Clint Walters was only 17, he found out he was HIV positive. The news shattered Clint and his family, but worse was to come: Clint's rapid progression to full-blown AIDS almost killed him.
Thankfully modern combination therapies have restored Clint to almost full health. In this programme we meet Clint as he undergoes a charity walk to raise money for a clinic he is hoping to open, a weekend HIV testing centre for young people.
In preparation for setting up his centre Clint meets with various top scientists to find out about the science behind HIV and AIDS. Firstly he meets Dr Michael Brady, from Kings College London, who explains why controlling HIV is so difficult and talks about the difficulties of keeping to a drug regime that lasts for life.
Dr Anton Pozniak talks about vaccine trials, whilst Professor Jonathan Weber talks to us about the most recent developments in HIV prevention and the microbicide programme, which is currently being tested in Africa and the UK.
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FacebookKathryn Heape on 28 May 2008
I'm concerned that the terminology in the synopsis is incorrect. "Full-blown AIDS" is not a medically correct term. The ...
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- Published: 28 April 2006
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Incorrect and misleading terminology.28 May 2008 - 02:11I'm concerned that the terminology in the synopsis is incorrect. "Full-blown AIDS" is not a medically correct term. The words "full-blown" should be removed as this creates a misconception of the disease and it's progress.
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Re : Reply29 May 2008 - 12:41Were the production company who made this programme and the others in the series. The terminology used in the films was checked for factual accuracy by The Wellcome Trust (the medical research charity who jointly commissioned the series) and by the scientists featured in the programmes. As you correctly point out full-blown is not a medical term, but we felt it reflected the transition from infection to illness in a manner suitable for the intended pupil audience.
Chris Atteshlis - Producer - Glasshead Ltd
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Fighting HIV: The Lesson19 November 2007 - 19:14As a student teacher I found this video helps address many of the issues for the delivery of B2 21 Century Science, lesson 4 and 5, since it picks up on what has been covered in the previous two lessons and moves on to cover HIV in a bilogical context, including the moral and ethical issues aswell as informing on vaccination per se.
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OCR A Level Boilogy resource21 July 2007 - 14:52What a great resource for teaching about HIV. This is in 2802 (I think) OCR Bology A level. It has little animations and has some high level science in it. Great to follow with one of those long essay style exam questions. I would use it before teaching the immunity part of the syllabus. It's a great way to introduce B and T cells in advance. It gives students a good idea about the nature of the virus and about the issues around treating and preventing it. It does all that "social, physiological and biolological ....blah" stuff too.
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