Health & Disease

School Science Review,
Volume 90, No. 332, March 2009.
Reviewed by: Rebecca Leighton

Health and Disease Presentation MEDIA
2006. Created by Biozone International Ltd. Contact sales@biozone.co.nz for pricing and ordering information.

System Requirements:
• CD-ROM Drive or Downloads
• Windows
• Mac OS compatible

This CD contains four different PowerPoint presentations that can be viewed as PowerPoint, QuickTime movies or as separate slides in PDF format. In The Nature of Disease concepts such as causes of disease, epidemics, diagnostic techniques, medical imaging, and control of disease are covered and illustrated.

In Infectious Disease transmission of bacterial, viral, fungal, and protozoan pathogens are included along with special focus on "emerging diseases" like HIV and AIDS. For a number of the specific diseases like Malaria: and guinea worm transmission, symptoms, and treatments are discussed.

In non-infectious Disease disease such as cardiovascular problems, cancer, the effects of smoking, and eating disorders are explored. The final program: Defense and the Immune System includes 56 slides that deal with tissue rejection,human blood typing, and the body's many levels of defense against infection as well as the mechanics of allergies.

The information is thorough, accurate and well presented. It meshes well with the modular workbook of the same title but can easily be used alone. According to the information provided on thebiozone.com Web site, the presentations can not only be used as described above but also include a site license so they could be used on the school's computer network. The level of the material presented is appropriate for high school or introductory college biology.

Mary Jane Davis
Science Department Chair
Catholic HS Redbank
Red Bank, NJ