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Measles Weasels - School's out (Level 1)

True or false...?
  • You can get measles by eating rotten fishsticks or other questionable foods
  • You can get measles by playing with stray cats or other animals
  • You can't get the measles if you have been vaccinated against them
  • The measles is transferred through the air (ie. it is airborne)
  • Measles is a type of virus
  • You can get measles by sharing a drink with someone who has the virus
  • You can see if someone has the measles because their hair falls out and their fingers fall off

WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAS?
  • Explain why you think the bus driver won't let Timmy back on the bus if he's showing any signs of the measles.


Measles Weasels - At the doctor's office (Level 2)

Food for thought after completing level 2
  • List at least 3 symptoms of the measles that Timmy came across on his adventure.
  • Why did Johnny get the measles and Timmy remain healthy?
  • How might Johnny have contracted the measles virus?
    • i) sharing a drink with Timmy
    • ii) playing with the neighbour's cat
    • iii) riding in an elevator with many people

WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAS?
  • Why do you think there pus in Johnny's bronchioles?
  • How do you think this affects how Johnny feels?
  • When else might this symptom occur? Why? (i.e. what other illnesses?)


Measles Weasels - Kill the virus (Level 3)

Food for thought after completing level 3
  • Where did Timmy come across the following things during his trip through Johnny's respiratory system? Do you know what they mean?
    • macrophage
    • bacteria
    • specific immunity
    • non-specific immunity
    • killer T cells
    • helper T cells
    • viruses
    • suppressor T cells
    • natural killer cells
    • antigen
    • vaccine
    • memory T and B cells
    • antibody
  • Why are they called killer T cells?
  • How long can an airborne virus live?
  • About how long after Johnny contracted the virus did he start to show symptoms? (ie. how long is the incubation period for measles?)

WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAS?
  • Can you explain why you see people on the news or on the streets walking around with masks when there is a virus going around (the N1H1 virus, or the SARS virus)
  • Can you explain why you can't get the measles virus from a stray cat?