MRSA Animation

MRSA
Type:
Classroom activity
Age level:
16 years +
Topic area:
Pathogens, bacteria, MRSA, Staphylococcus aureus, superbugs, antibiotic resistance
Description:

This animation is suitable for GCSE and A-level students and provides an introduction to the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. The animation describes how drug resistant strains such as MRSA can be spread in hospital settings, how infections can be treated and how MRSA has an impact on patients and hospitals. It also has an interactive section at the end where students can explore in some of the features of MRSA in more detail.

Running the animation:

You can run the animation in two different ways:
  1. Browser: Launch the animation from this page by clicking the icon below.
  2. Standalone: This animation may be downloaded and run without internet access - see Support Materials.
Technical information:
  1. Adobe Flash player plugin is required to run this animation from the browser.
  2. There is no audio with this animation.
Click to launch animation[Flash v8, 359kB]

Credits

Content: Francesca Gale, Matthew Holden, Sharon Peacock, Steve Scott & Bronwyn Terrill
Graphics: Preeti Deshpande

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Curriculum links:

This activity supports the following modules on the UK curriculum. Click on the arrows below for further detail of the module.

Web links:

Additional sources of information on the web for teachers and students to increase their knowledge base on pathogens.