Biological Weapon Attack Someone has launched an attack on Northern Ireland using airborne Anthrax....

Biological Weapon AttackSomeone has launched an attack on Northern Ireland

using airborne Anthrax.

The government cannot provide you with any protection at the moment. You have been advised to stay indoors and seal up your rooms using tape or wet towels. Anthrax cannot be passed from person to person but you are at risk from the spores, which have been released into the air.

All players lose 4 counters.

Bee StingAll players have been stung by an angry swarm of bees. The bees have released protein into your bodies. Most of you will experience some swelling, redness and pain in the area you were stung but some will be allergic.

Those allergic to this protein will suffer from anaphylactic shock and will experience itching skin, hives, breathing trouble, collapse of the circulatory system, and sometimes vomiting, diarrhoea, and cramps in the stomach. Immediate treatment is needed!

Those allergic need adrenalin immediately! Pay doctors fees of 2 counters.

Challenge Biomedical Science – Immunology




Sinus Infection Unfortunately you have developed sinusitis. (An

infection of the sinuses and nose passages)

Treatments: Drink plenty of water and hydrating beverages. Hot tea is often recommended. Inhale steam 2-4 times per day by leaning over a bowl of boiling hot

water and use over the counter drugs called decongestants

To clear up the problem you need to ask your doctor for antibiotics, which will cost you 2

counters or you can allow your immune system to recover slowly itself, costing you a missed turn.

It’s up to you!

Flu Epidemic This winter the flu epidemic has hit again throughout the

country. This virus continually shifts and changes, leaving those who have suffered a flu virus before still unprotected as the body does not recognise this new

virus and cannot produce antibodies to overcome it so re-infection occurs. Those susceptible to the flu are the very

young and very old.

All players that have been given the flu jab gain 2 counters, all others place 2 counters on the

doctor’s fee collection point.





Measles Outbreak There has been an increasing number of children who have

been diagnosed with measles in your area. Doctors say that this is due to the recent MMR vaccination scare.

(Measles, Mumps and Rubella)

Parents are choosing not to give the vaccination, which takes place around 4 months old, because of a report stating the link between MMR and autism in children.

Others have linked child deaths to vaccinations. However, doctors claim that although there are risks of side effects to vaccinations, the vaccines are much safer compared to the

disease they stop.

All vaccinated players receive 3 counters, all others lose 3.

Tuberculosis (TB)

There is an outbreak of Tuberculosis at this table!

There is a rising number of people today who get tuberculosis because they have low immunity, mostly as a result of drugs that stop the immune system from working or HIV/AIDS. These people are at particular risk of tuberculosis infection. You may be vaccinated!(BCG)

All players that are not vaccinated lose 3 counters.

Cleaners Strike Cleaners in hospitals throughout your area have gone on

strike because of a pay row. Hospital staff are worried as a type of bacterium known as MRSA, (Methicillin Resistant

Staphylococcus Aureus) is now on the rise within hospitals and more and more patients are at risk. The government is

refusing to bring in more staff and families are angered.

MRSA is a bacteria resistant to common antibiotics and when it infects already very sick patients with low immunity it might kill. Staff must be very particular in hand washing

routines but this won’t be worthwhile if surfaces are not cleaned properly.

All players with low immunity lose 3 counters.

Stressed Out!!!You have become extremely stressed because you have

overspent on your credit cards and have run out of money. This means your immune system is slower to

react to bacteria and viruses which may enter your body. Therefore you are more likely to get sick.

You lose 1 counter





RabiesYou have been bitten by a wild fox that is infected with rabies. Rabies is a disease caused by a virus found in the saliva of infected animals and is transmitted to pets and humans by bites. You are at risk of dying a painful death within 10 days. You need one treatment of human rabies immunoglobulin. (HRIG)

This will cost you 4 counters in doctors fees.

Avian Flu A month ago, a dead swan was discovered half a kilometre from your home and was found to have H5N1 influenza virus (bird flu), now 3 people have developed moderate to severe lung problems. The government have issued a ‘voluntary quarantine’ measure to help stop the spread of the disease. There is closure of all schools and workplaces in a 5km radius and public transport has stopped until further notice.

The government have given out a vaccine only to those who work in health care. All other players

must lose 4 counters.

Salmonella Baxter’s chocolate have been linked to to an outbreak of

salmonella. The contamination has been traced to a leaking pipe at a Baxter’s plant in Belfast. Samples were sent to a laboratory after the leak was discovered at the

Boucher Road plant, and the strain of salmonella was identified.

Symptoms include: Diarrhoea or constipation, headaches, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting, fever

and possibly, blood in the faeces.

All players who enjoy Baxter’s chocolate pay doctors fees of 2 counters.

Chicken Pox EpidemicYou are at risk if you haven’t had chickenpox as a child and

have no natural immunity to the virus. You are more likely to catch infections such as chickenpox or shingles if you have a lowered immune system, because your body is less able to

make antibodies to fight it off. People with a weakened immune system include those with cancer, HIV, or AIDS, or

people having steroid or chemotherapy treatment.

Catching chickenpox when pregnant can also be dangerous to the unborn baby. If you catch it within the first 20 weeks of

pregnancy there’s about a 1 in 50 chance of the baby having an abnormality.

ALL PLAYERS that have never suffered from chicken pox or have low immunity, lose 3 counters.





Rheumatoid Arthritis

Your immune system has started to attack itself and some joints are inflamed. This mostly starts between

the ages of 30 – 50. It occurs more often in women than in men and is a very painful disease and will most likely shorten your life and limit your movement in some way.

No one knows how bad the disease will get!

It’s going to slow you down, so miss a turn if you’re over 50

DiabetesYou have been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, your

pancreas no longer makes insulin because your body’s immune system has attacked and destroyed the insulin

producing cells. You will need to control your diet carefully, inject with insulin and be physically active.

You lose 4 counters

Ahh Choo!!!

Hay feverThe hot weather this summer has increased the pollen count so hay fever sufferers are badly affected. The immune system overreacts to the perfectly harmless

pollen, causing itching, sneezing and redness of eyes. A chemical called histamine is released into the body,

therefore you need anti-histamine to reduce it’s effects.

This costs you 1 counter

MalariaYou where recently on safari in South Africa. BUT you

did not follow your doctors instructions and did not take your anti-malaria tablets. Therefore you were at a high

risk of infection from mosquito bites.

You have fever, aching, feeling cold and sweating. You will need to be put into quarantine and treated with

drugs to kill the parasites.

You lose 4 counters

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