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First Nations in British Columbia have a strong tradition of using plants and other natural resources to treat illnesses. Some plants used are Indian hellbore to treat skin conditions, devil's club to treat breathing and digestive disorders, and Pacific yew bark which contains chemicals that fight cancer. Vaccines contain small amounts of pathogens that cause the immune system to develop immunity against diseases. While antibiotics fight bacterial infections, overuse has led to many bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics, resulting in the rise of 'superbugs' that are resistant to multiple antibiotic types.
First Nations in British Columbia have a strong tradition of using plants and other natural resources to treat illnesses. Some plants used are Indian hellbore to treat skin conditions, devil's club to treat breathing and digestive disorders, and Pacific yew bark which contains chemicals that fight cancer. Vaccines contain small amounts of pathogens that cause the immune system to develop immunity against diseases. While antibiotics fight bacterial infections, overuse has led to many bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics, resulting in the rise of 'superbugs' that are resistant to multiple antibiotic types.
First Nations in British Columbia have a strong tradition of using plants and other natural resources to treat illnesses. Some plants used are Indian hellbore to treat skin conditions, devil's club to treat breathing and digestive disorders, and Pacific yew bark which contains chemicals that fight cancer. Vaccines contain small amounts of pathogens that cause the immune system to develop immunity against diseases. While antibiotics fight bacterial infections, overuse has led to many bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics, resulting in the rise of 'superbugs' that are resistant to multiple antibiotic types.
First Peoples in British Columbia have a strong tradition
of using resources from nature for medicinal purposes Plants, animals, and even clay deposits are used to treat illnesses INDIAN HELLBORE
Found in open forests
Used by Nuxalk Nation to treat skin and scalp conditions Smoke from a burned plant can be used as a decongestant Figure 1.23: Indian hellbore (Veratrum viride) DEVIL’S CLUB
Grows along the coast and in the B.C.
interior Treats breathing and digestive disorders, arthritis, and diabetes Figure 1.23: Devil’s club (Opolopanax horridus) PACIFIC YEW TREE
Grows along the coast
Tea from the needles and bark treats pain and internal injuries Bark contains a cancer-fighting chemical that is the basis of the drug Taxol (used to treat breast Figure 1.23: Pacific yew and ovarian cancers) (Taxus brevifolia) VACCINES
Vaccine: a substance that causes a response in
the body that protects it against a specific disease Can be injected or taken orally
Vaccines contain small amounts or pieces of a live
or killed pathogen that causes disease Vaccines cause an immune response from the body Immune system “remembers” the exposure to the pathogen and can defend the body against it A vaccinated person has immunity against the disease WHY GET VACCINATED?
Help protect each person who receives them against deadly
diseases and diseases that can cause permanent damage It helps stop the spread of diseases It can also help stop an outbreak from turning into an epidemic or pandemic! ANTIBIOTICS
Antibiotics: a substance that fights infections
by interfering with the life processes of bacteria They either kill or prevent them from growing/reproducing Each type is effective against a specific type of bacteria NOT useful against viruses or other microbes
Penicillin is derived from mould by accident but
has since developed other antibiotics that has Figure 1.24: The area near the mould does not have bacteria benefited our world! growing around it. PROBLEMS WITH ANTIBIOTICS
Many types of bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics
Those bacteria will populate which results in the antibiotics being ineffective! “Superbugs” is used to describe bacteria that are resistant to several types of antibiotics
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