The Immune Platoon

game

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Publisher: 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Developer: 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

This educational game by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is designed to teach children about different types of diseases and infections. Players work as detectives who review case files containing information about an illness such as its weaknesses, powers, and ways to defend against it. This free, online game also focuses on the immune system and how it protects the body from unwanted intruders that can threaten health.

Keywords: 

  • children
  • diseases
  • educational
  • free
  • immune system
  • infections
  • learning
  • online

Topic: 

  • Infectious Disease

Target Population: 

  • Children

Genre: 

  • Educational

Game Platform: 

  • Internet

Source: 

  • Free
  • Online

Partners

  • HopeLab
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • SAGE Publishing
  • UNICEF Kid Power