Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders

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Acne Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) AIDS Allergies & Asthma Alzheimer's Disease Amblyopia (lazy eye) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Anemia Anthrax Arthritis Asbestos Contamination Asperger's Syndrome Asthma & Allergies Attention Deficit Disorders Autism Avian Flu Bacteria & Bacterial Infections Black Lung Disease Blindness Botulism Bubonic Plague Cancer Cardiovascular Disease Celiac Disease Cerebral Palsy Chicken Pox Cholera Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Color Blindness Common Cold Concussion Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) Cryptococcus Gattii Cystic Fibrosis Deaf/Deafness Dengue Dental Caries Diabetes Diphtheria Down Syndrome Dysentery	Eating Disorders Ebola Epilepsy Fever Foot and Mouth Disease Frostbite Functional Dysphonia Gangrene Genetic Diseases Group B Streptococcus Guinea Worm H1N1 Virus Heart Disease Hepatitis Herpes Hookworm Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Huntington's Disease Hypertension Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia (HED) Impetigo Infectious Diseases Influenza Learning Disabilities Leprosy Leukemia Lupus Lyme Disease Mad Cow Disease Malaria Marburg Virus Measles Mental Health Mental Retardation Migraine Headaches MRSA Multiple Sclerosis Munchausen Syndrome Muscular Dystrophy Narcolepsy Osteoporosis Parkinson's Disease	Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Phonagnosia Pneumonia Polio Primary Ovarian Insufficiency Psoriasis Rabies Restless Legs Syndrome Retinitis Pigmentosa Rickets Salmonella Scarlet Fever Scurvy Sensory Integration Disorder Septicemia Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Sexually Transmitted Diseases Shingles Sickle Cell Disorder Small Pox Spina Bifida Spinal Injuries Spotted Fever Staph Infection Strep Throat Stroke Stuttering Substance Abuse Swine Flu Synesthesia Syphilis Tetanus Tobacco Tonsillitis Toxic Shock Syndrome Tuberculosis Typhus Vertigo Viruses & Viral Infections West Nile Virus Whooping Cough (Pertusis) Williams Syndrome Yellow Fever

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Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders	Women's Health: K-12 TLC Guide. Sydenham, Thomas: K-12 TLC Guide. American Lung Association. The Arthritis Foundation. Atlas of United States Mortality, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Autism Society of America. Canadian Lung Association. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chemical Exposure Report 2001. Chemicals & Human Health, The University of Arizona: Kidneys and Metals. Lung Toxicology. Tobacco Smoke and Lung Development. Toxicology. Colonial Disease Digital Textbook. Cystic Fibrosis Gene, The Writing Den. Discovery Health. Disease and Dinosaur Extinction, Wheeling Jesuit University. Einet Galaxy. Health Answers. Health Guide Topic Index, University of California, San Diego. Health Information, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health Information Guide, Hartford Hospital. Health Information Index, University of Illinois. Health News, Philadelphia Online. The History Channel: 09/20/1968: U.S. Defends Use of Defoliants in Vietnam. HIV InSite. Infectious Diseases: Confronting the Microbe Menace, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Indiana Data and Statistics, Indiana Department of Health. Mayo Clinic. Models in Medicine and the BioSciences, The Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.: The Flu Epidemic Model. The SIR Epidemic Model. National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Eating Disorders Association. National Institutes of Health. National Organization for Rare Disorders. National Public Radio: Ancient Egyptians Suffered From Hardened Arteries. Assisted Suicide (audio: 10:00). The Facts Support Vaccinations. Gut Bacteria May Cause and Fight Disease, Obesity. Hemochromatosis: 11/24/00 (3:34). How Western Diets Are Making the World Sick. India Using Iodine-free Salt (audio: 6:10). Mass Hysteria at a Tennessee H.S. (audio: 4:00). School Counseling & Sexual Diseases Rates (audio: 4:30). Spread of Infectious Diseases (audio: 5:04). Storing Body Records on Chips (audio: 9:30). Test Tube Baby Born to Help Sister (audio: 4:00). Tobacco Settlement (audio: 5:00). *Nature Immunology. Parkinson's Disease. Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Texas. Physicians for Social Responsibility. Public Health Program, The National Park Service. WebMD Health*.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Disease Prevention	Vaccines: K-12 TLC Guide. Ad Council. Chronic Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control. Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention. Isolation and Quarantine: Centers for Disease Control. Public Health Seattle and King County. *The New England Journal of Medicine. Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Washington State Department of Health. National Prevention Information Network. National Public Radio: Mold, Bacteria and Shared Musical Instruments. Office of Disease Prevention, National Institutes of Health. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Vector Control: Centers for Disease Control. Indiana Vector Control Association. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control Association. World Health Organization. World Health Organization*.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Immunity	The Immune System: K-12 TLC Guide. Vaccines: K-12 TLC Guide. Acquired Immunity: Tyler Medical Clinic. University of Hartford. University of Maryland Medical Center. Herd Immunity: British Department of Health. International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associates. Laborers Health and Safety Fund of North America. University of Pittsburgh. Innate Immunity: Britannica. Dr. John W. Kimball. University of Arizona. University of Hartford. University of South Carolina. Western Kentucky University.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Acne	Mayo Clinic: Acne. McKinley Health Center, University of Illinois. WebMD: The Facts About Acne.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)	ALD Foundation. AARP. National Center for Biotechnology Information. National Institutes of Health. National Marrow Donor Program. National Public Radio: Rare Disease Treated Using Gene Therapy. Stop ALD Foundation. United Leukodystrophy Foundation. University of Maryland.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Allergies & Asthma	Air Quality: K-12 TLC Guide. Children's Health: K-12 TLC Guide. The Immune System: K-12 TLC Guide. Respiratory System: K-12 TLC Guide. AASA/NSBA Childhood Asthma Guide. Allergy & Asthma Network � Mothers of Asthmatics. Allergy, Asthma and Immunology of Rochester. Allergy Glossary, Health On The Net Foundation. Allergy Internet Resources. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. American Lung Association. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Hay Fever IQ Test. Taste Receptors Found in Lungs. BBC: Peanut Allergy Linked to Filaggrin Gene. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: The Four Seasons of Hay Fever. Educational Resources, Calgary Allergy Network. Children's Asthma Center. Food Allergy Network. *InteliHealth: Action Against Asthma. Mayo Clinic: Allergy. Asthma. National Asthma Council of Australia. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. National Public Radio: Albuquerque Sees No Let Up in Pollen Despite Law. Antibodies to Prevent Asthma: 12/22/1999 (audio: 4:00). Asthma Facts (audio: 4:30). The Cleanliness Theory of Asthma (audio: 4:00). Creating Food Allergies Policies and Practices in Schools. Experiment Takes a Bite Out of Peanut Allergies. Heat Waves Are Bad for Even the Healthiest Lungs. Kids Often Misdiagnosed with Food Allergies. Medical Confusion Reigns on Food Allergies. Tackling Allergies Can Ease Asthma Suffering. Peanuts: K-12 TLC Guide. Science Update (audio: 1:25), American Association for the Advancement of Science: Researching the Genetic Sources of Asthma: 03/14/01*.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Lou Gehrig's Disease	Lou Gehrig: K-12 TLC Guide. The ALS Association: Understanding ALS. Facts about ALS. Symptoms of the Disease. What is ALS?. ALS Information and Resources, Doctor's Guide to the Internet: ALS Information Discussion Groups and Newsgroups. Mayo Clinic. Medical News and Alerts. Family Village. Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man. National Public Radio: Assisted Suicide (audio: 10:00). Chromosome Mapping Advances (audio: 3:34). A Historian's Long View on Living with Lou Gehrig's. Lou Gehrig Did Die of Lou Gehrig's Disease. Paralyzed Graffiti Artist Draws with His Eyes. Voice for Joanie
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Anthrax	Anthrax and Terrorism: K-12 TLC Guide. 04/02/1979: Anthrax Poisoning Jills 62 in Russia, History Channel.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Avian Flu	Influenza: K-12 TLC Guide. Viruses and Viral Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Centers for Disease Control. Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy, University of Minnesota. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Government of Hong Kong. *Nature. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. U.S. Department of Labor. U.S. Department of State. World Health Organization*.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Black Lung Disease	Coal Energy: K-12 TLC Guide. Working Conditions: K-12 TLC Guide. National Institutes of Health. National Mine Health and Safety Academy: K-12 TLC Guide. National Public Radio: Black Lung Compensation an Uphill Battle for Miners. Rise In Black Lung As Coal Miners Work More Hours. PeaceHealth. U.S. Department of Labor. United Mine Workers of America. WebMD.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Botulism	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Food Safety: K-12 TLC Guide. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Food and Drug Administration. Medline Plus, National Library of Medicine.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Bubonic Plague	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Middle Ages: K-12 TLC Guide. 10/12/2011: Bubonic Plague DNA Decoded: BBC. National Public Radio. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Geographic News. National Park Service. National Public Radio: Mice May Be Plague Carrier Among Prairie Dogs. Scotts Valley Middle School. University of Virginia.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Celiac Disease	Foods & Nutrition: K-12 TLC Guide. National Institutes of Health. National Public Radio: Celiac Disease Strikes Some Late in Life.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Chicken Pox	Shingles: K-12 TLC Guide. Viruses and Viral Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Mayo Clinic.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Cholera	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Koch, Robert: K-12 TLC Guide. 1832: Detroit Cholera Epidemic, Michigan Historical Center. 1832: Paris Cholera Epidemic, Radio France International. 1849: New York City Cholera Epidemic, History Channel. 2010 Haitian Cholera Outbreak: K-12 TLC Guide. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Cholera in Victorian Britain, British National Archive. National Public Radio: Cholera Exhausts Zimbabwean Health Care System. Cholera in Haiti Here to Stay. Cholera Vaccine Isn't the Answer for Haiti. Savvy Traveler: Cholera Diary.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	XMRV Virus: K-12 TLC Guide: About.com. Centers for Disease Control. CFIDS Association of America. KidsHealth.com. Mayo Clinic. National Institutes of Health. National Public Radio: Virus Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders The Common Cold	Viruses and Viral Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: A Step-By-Step Look at the Common Cold. Common Cold Centre, Cardiff University. Common Cold (Viral Rhinitis), InteliHealth. Mayo Clinic. National Public Radio: Colds and Quality of Sleep Linked. Mysteries of the Common Cold. Why Some People Evade Colds and Others Don't. Zinc May Help Fight Cold Symptoms. Science Update (audio: 1:25), American Association for the Advancement of Science: Muscle Aches and the Common Cold: 11/14/00.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. American Academy of Family Physicians. Kids Health. Medline Plus, National Library of Medicine. St. Luke's Cataract & Laser Institute.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders The Cystic Fibrosis	Andersen, Dorothy: K-12 TLC Guide. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. CysticFibrosis.com. Cystic Fibrosis Research. Cystic Fibrosis Trust. National Public Radio: Cystic Fibrosis Pill Beats Expectations. Public Radio International: Breakthrough Discovery For Cystic Fibrosis Treatment.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Dengue Fever	Mosquitos: K-12 TLC Guide. Viruses: K-12 TLC Guide. Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Fighting Dengue. Centers for Disease Control. National Institutes of Health: MedlinePlus. National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Deiseases. National Public Radio: Dengue Fever in Florida Portends a Growing Problem. Scientists Sicken Mosquitoes to Stop Dengue. World Health Organization.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Dental Caries	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Centers for Disease Control. Medline Plus, National Library of Medicine. University of Maryland Medical Center.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Diabetes	Banting, Frederick Grant: K-12 TLC Guide. American Diabetes Association. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Diabetes Public Health Resource. National Diabetes Fact Sheet. National Hispanic/Latino Diabetes Initiative. Hispanic/Latino Nutrition Campaign. Discovery of Insulin. The Glycolysis Model: The Process Of Glycolysis, The Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Internet FAQ Archives. Insulin Inhaler: 03/23/01: AAAS (audio: 125). 05/21/01: As Good as Injections, WebMD International Diabetes Federation. Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard University. Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International. Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities. Mayo Clinic: Diabetes. Gestational Diabetes. National Public Radio: Advances in Monitoring Diabetes (audio: 4:00). Blood Pressure Drugs & Diabetics (audio: 3:05). Curing Diabetes in Mice (audio: 4:30). Diabetes Drug Rezulin Recalled (audio: 2:35). Diabetes Linked to Agent Orange (audio: 4:00). Dialysis: An Experiment in Universal Health Care. Hope for Juvenile Diabetes (audio: 3:54). How Western Diets Are Making the World Sick. Molecular Discovery (audio: 3:33). Preventing Diabetes: Small Changes Have Big Payoff. On-line Diabetes Resources. On-This-Date: 01/11/1922: Insulin First Used for Medical Treatment. Science Update (audio: 1:25), American Association for the Advancement of Science: Checking Blood Sugar Through the Skin: 04/23/01. Implanting an Insulin Pump: 12/01/00. *Straits Times: Stem Cells Used to Make Pancreas. Tallahassee Memorial Diabetes Center. WebMD: Vegetable Fat May Help Prevent Type 2 (8/24/01)*.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Diabetes	K-12 TLC Teachable Moments 11/14: World Diabetes Day.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Diphtheria	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Balto: K-12 TLC Guide. Kids Health. National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Dysentery	K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery BBC. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. National Institutes of Health. Spartacus. United Nations. Wikipedia.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Ebola	Marburg Virus: K-12 TLC Guide. Viruses and Viral Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. National Public Radio (audio): Ebola Drug 100 Percent Effective in Monkeys. Ugrandan Ebola Outbreak: 10/18/00: Many Die - Dozens Infected (4:30). 10/18/00: Ebola Remains a Mystery (3:30). 11/24/00: Twenty-nine Have Died (3:45). 12/06/00: Courageous Doctor Dies (2:30). Science Update (audio: 1:25), American Association for the Advancement of Science: 12/20/00: Opening the Way for Forest Viruses. 01/30/01: Ebola Vaccine. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, TheHistoryNet.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Epilepsy	Mayo Clinic. National Public Radio: Chromosome Mapping Advances: 5/9/00 (audio: 3:34). Epilepsy Blamed for Chopin's Dark Hallucinations. Epilepsy Strikes 1 in 26 People During Their Lives. Ohio Hospital for Epileptics, Ohio Historical Society:
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Fevers	Mayo Clinic. A Moment of Science, Indiana University: Fevers - Part 1: What's a Fever For? Fevers - Part 2: Anatomy of a Fever. Science Update (audio: 1:25), American Association for the Advancement of Science: Fever Breaking Drugs May Prolong Illness: 02/02/01.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Frostbite	Snow: K-12 TLC Guide. Temperature: K-12 TLC Guide. Canadian Pediatric Society. eMedicine. Mayo Clinic. National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics. National Institutes of Health National Safety Council. Nemours Foundation. UIAA Mountain Medicine Centre. University of Illinois.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Functional Dysphonia	Speech Disorders: K-12 TLC Guide. American Academy of Family Physicians. National Public Radio: With a Quick Throat Massage, a Voice Returns. National Institutes of Health.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Gangrene	BBC. Columbia University. Mayo Clinic. Medline Plus.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Group B Streptococcus	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Centers for Disease Control. Directors of Health Promotion and Education. Nevada State Health Division.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Guinea Worm	Africa: K-12 TLC Guide. The Carter Center. National Public Radio. World Health Organization.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Hepatitis	Viruses and Viral Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. The Hepatitis Information Network. Mayo Clinic: Hepatitis A. Hepatitis B. Hepatitis C. National Public Radio: Hepatitis B: The Real Killer Is Silence.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Herpes	Viruses and Viral Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Mayo Clinic: Herpes, genital. Herpes, Zoster. National Public Radio: Genital Herpes Hits Black Women Hardest. Herpes Vaccine (audio: 4:30). Herpes Virus and Skin Cancer (audio: 3:15).
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Hookworm	Cambirdge University. Centers for Disease Control. In Brazil, a New Effort to Wipe Out Hookworm, National Public Radio. Merck Manual. National Institutes of Health. National Public Radio.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Huntington's Disease	AARP. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. HDLighthouse. Huntington's Disease Society of America. Mayo Clinic. National Institutes of Health: Information Page. Medline Plus. National Center for Biotechnology Information. National Public Radio: Genetic Testing Reveals Devastating Illness. YouTube.com.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Hypertension	Mayo Clinic: Hypertension. Hypertension, Pulmonary.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia	NASA Provides Space-age Suite for Child with HED. National Institutes of Health. WebMD.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Impetigo	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Kids Health. Medical College of Wisconsin. Medline Plus, National Library of Medicine.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Influenza	Angam Day, Nauru: K-12 TLC Guide. Avian Flu: K-12 TLC Guide. Viruses and Viral Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Influenza Pandemic of 1918: 03/11/1918: Over 100 Soldiers Contract the Flu at Fort Riley, Kansas: Kansas: K-12 TLC Guide. History Channel. Writer's Almanac. 08/27/1918: Two Sailors Report to Sickbay at Boston's Commonwealth Pier, Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities. 10/03/1918: 700 Cases Reported At the University of Washington Naval Training Station, HistoryLink. 10/08/1918: Atlanta, Georgia Landlords Told Not to Evict Tenants Infected with Spanish Influenza, University of Georgia. 10/15/1918: Film Studios Stop Releasing Movies, History Channel. 10/22/1918: Cities Run Out of Coffins, TheHistoryNet. Influenza 1918: The Worst U.S. Epidemic Ever, PBS. Reconstructing a Killer Flu, National Public Radio. Stanford University. Flu: Story of the Influenza Pandemic of 1918, Gina Kolata. 10/01/1957: The British Public Receives a Vaccine Against Asian Flu, BBC. The Cost Benefit of Flu Vaccine: *Journal of the American Medical Association. National Public Radio: 10/04/00 (3:47). National Public Radio: Boost Your Flu IQ: Your Questions Answered. Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body. Flu Virus and Seals (audio: 3:30). Looking Back at the Flu. Preparing for the Flu (pdf). Soap's Role Preventing Infections (audio: 6:00). Scientists Close to Universal Vaccine for Flu. Scientists Seek New Ways to Produce Flu Vaccine. Science Update (audio: 1:25), American Association for the Advancement of Science: Fever Breaking Drugs May Prolong Illness: 02/02/01. Homemade Flu Vaccine Would Not Work: 11/28/00. H1N1 Flu Virus: BBC. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CNN. Flu.gov. Haverford College. National Institutes of Health. National Public Radio: President Obama Declares Swine Flu a National Emergency. Swine Flu: The Second Wave. Reuters. Texas Department of State Health Services. WebMD. World Health Organization. What Is Influenza?*, InteliHealth.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Leprosy	Damien, Father: K-12 TLC Guide. Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Howard Hughes Medical Institute. IntelliHealth. Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities. National Public Radio: Mysterious Leprosy Cases Linked to Armadillos. *Squint: My Journey with Leprosy*.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Leukemia	Mayo Clinic. Bone Marrow Donors, National Public Radio: 11/15/99 (audio: 3:45).
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Lupus	Alliance for Lupus Research. KidsHealth. Lupus Foundation of America Research. Mayo Clinic. National Institutes of Health. National Public Radio: Genome Work Paves Way for Benlysta Lupus Drug. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. WebMD.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Lyme	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. CarnegieMellon University. Mayo Clinic. Medline Plus, National Library of Medicine.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Malaria	DDT in the Developing World: K-12 TLC Guide. Mosquitos: K-12 TLC Guide. Ross, Ronald: K-12 TLC Guide. April 25: World Malaria Day: African Medical Research Foundation. allAfrica. Mobilising for Malaria. Roll Back Malaria Consortium. World Health Organization. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: K-12 TLC Guide. 04/10/1944: Harvard University Researchers Produce the First Synthetic Quinine for Treatment of Malaria, IntelliHealth. BBC: Humans May Have Originally Caught Malaria From Gorillas. Malaria Deaths Declining. GlobalGiving Foundation. Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Malaria Consortium. Mayo Clinic. National Public Radio: Cutting Trees in the Amazon Triggers a Jump in Malaria. Ending Malaria. Fungus Knocks Out Malaria in Mosquitoes. Malaria's 'Fever': A Global Scourge for 500,000 Years. To Fight Malaria, Scientists Target Old Mosquitoes. To Stop a Mosquito, Scientists Follow the Nose. Roll Back Malaria Partnership. World Health Organization.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Marburg Virus	Ebola: K-12 TLC Guide. Viruses and Viral Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. National Public Radio.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Measles (Rubeola)	2011 European Outbreak: BBC. Centers for Disease Control. Illinois Department of Public Health. KidsHealth. Mayo Clinic. Measles Initiative. Medline Plus. National Public Radio: Measles Resurgence Tied to Parents' Vaccine Fears. World Health Organization.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Migraine Headaches	Mayo Clinic. Migraine Research Foundation. National Headache Foundation. National Public Radio: A Temperature Hike Can Trigger Migraines. Nemours Foundation. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. WebMD.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Multiple Sclerosis	BBC: MS Brain Activity Changes with the Seasons. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Treating MS. Mayo Clinic. National Public Radio: MS Patients May Soon Bypass Painful Injections.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Munchausen Syndrome	National Public Radio: Role of the Parent (audio: 4:30).
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Muscular Dystrophy	Muscular System: K-12 TLC. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Kids Health. Mayo Clinic. MDA. Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation. National Institutes of Health: MedlinePlus. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. National Public Radio: Success Boosting Monkey Muscle Could Help Humans. Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy. Penn State University.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Narcolepsy	Mayo Clinic. National Public Radio (audio): Narcolepsy Research: 08/30/00 (5:13).
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Parkinson's Disease	Australia Broadcasting Corporation: Painting with Parkinson's. BBC: Study Links Parkinson's Disease to Industrial Solvent. Mayo Clinic. National Public Radio: Caffeine and Parkinson's Disease (audio: 4:00). Common Insecticide May Play a Role (audio: 3:00). Parkinson's Patients Find Grace in Dance. Parkinson's Action Network. Science Update (audio: 1:25), American Association for the Advancement of Science: Stem Cells and Parkinson's Disease: 4/6/01.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Pertussis (Whooping Cough)	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Centers for Disease Control. Kids Health. Healthline. Medline Plus, National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health. National Public Radio: California Whooping Cough Epidemic. Deadly Whooping Cough, Once Wiped Out, Is Back. University of Iowa.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Phonagnosia	The Brain: K-12 TLC Guide. National Institutes of Health. National Public Radio: 'Voice Blind' Man Befuddled by Mysterious Callers. University College-London.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Pneumonia	American Lung Association. Canadian Lung Association. Centers for Disease Control. KidsHealth. Mayo Clinic. Medline Plus. Merck. WebMD.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Polio	Viruses and Viral Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Kehret, Peg: K-12 TLC Guide. Perlman, Itzhak: K-12 TLC Guide Robbins, Frederick Chapman: K-12 TLC Guide. Roosevelt, Franklin: K-12 TLC Guide. FDR and Polio, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Franklin D. Roosevelt's Visits to Georgia, University of Georgia. Sabin, Albert: K-12 TLC Guide. Salk, Jonas: K-12 TLC Guide. 03/26/1953: First Successful Vaccine Announced: History Channel. Writers Almanac. 03/11/1954: Successful Tests of the Salk Vaccine Are Announced, New York Times. 05/05/1955: Jonas Salk Promotes Polio Vaccine in Great Britain, BBC. March of Dimes. National Public Radio: India Marks a Year Free of Polio. Polio Immunization for India's Children: 2000 (audio 4:45). Polio Pioneer Helps Survivors Hold on to Strength. Salk Polio Vaccine Conquered Terrifying Disease. Salk's Polio Vaccine: 50 Years of Success.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Restless Legs Syndrome	National Institutes of Health. National Public Radio. Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Rickets	Intellihealth. MedLine Plus.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Scarlet Fever	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Disease in Colonial America: K-12 TLC Guide. Centers for Disease Control. KidsHealth. Mayo Clinic. The National Institutes of Health. History of Scarlet Fever. Scientists Sequence Strep Throat & Scarlet Fever.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Scurvy	Disease in Colonial America: K-12 TLC Guide. BBC. Cambridge World History of Food. DermNet NZ. Heal London. The National Institutes of Health: ScurvyDisease.com.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Septicemia	Medline Plus. University of Maryland Medicine. University of Utah. University of Virginia.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome	Viruses and Viral Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Mayo Clinic: SARS.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Sexually Transmitted Diseases	Cervical Cancer: K-12 TLC Guiide. Engender Health. Mayo Clinic: Condoms: A User's Guide. National Centers for Disease Control.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Shingles (Herpes Zoster)	Chicken Pox: K-12 TLC Guide. Viruses and Viral Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. American Academy of Dermatology. National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Institutes of Health: MEDLINEplus. Nat'l Inst. of Allergies & Infectious Diseases. National Inst. of Neurological Disorders. National Public Radio: Shingles Vaccine.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Sicle Cell Anemia	African-American Health: K-12 TLC Guide. Blood: K-12 TLC Guide. Mayo Clinic. National Institutes of Health. Sicklecell Foundation Nigeria.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Small Pox	Jenner, Edward: K-12 TLC Guide. Disease in Colonial America: K-12 TLC Guide. Vaccines: K-12 TLC Guide. Viruses and Viral Diseases: K-12 TLC Guide. Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery 1713: Smallpox Epidemic Sweeps through the Indigenous People of Southern Africa's Cape Peninsula, South African History. 03/18/1718: The Infant Son of Lady Mary Wortley Montague Is the First English Subject to be Inoculated Against Smallpox: Annals of Internal Medicine. Chambers Book of Days. National Institutes of Health. Texas Department of State Health. UCLA. 06/23/1721: In Massachusetts, Boston Doctor Zabdiel Boylston Inoculates His Son Against Smallpox, Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities. *03/12/1862: Arrival of the Steamship Brother Jonathan* in Victoria, British Columbia Triggers Epidemic Killing 14,000 Native Americans, History Link. 1898-99 Laredo, Texas Smallpox Riot, Texas State Historical Association. Britannica.com: Edward Jenner's Vaccine. The End of Smallpox. Edward Jenner and the Discovery of Vaccination, University of South Carolina. International Association of Fire Fighters. National Public Radio: How the Pox Epidemic Changed Vaccination Rules**.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Small Pox	K-12 TLC Teachable Moments 0121/1799: Smallpox Vaccine First Administered to the Public.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Spotted Fever	Intellihealth.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Staph Infection	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Arizona Central. "Drug-Resistant Staph Spreads Across U.S.", WebMD. Kids Health. Medline Plus, National Library of Medicine. Merck. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus): Centers for Disease Control. Deutsche Welle: German Scientists Discover New Treatment for MRSA. KidsHealth. Mayo Clinic. National Institutes of Health. National Public Radio: MRSA: The Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' That Won't Die. WebMD.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Strep Throat	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Access Indiana. Mayo Clinic. The National Institutes of Health: Scientists Sequence Strep Throat & Scarlet Fever. National Public Radio: Strep Infection May Have Felled Mozart.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Syphilis	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. American Academy of Family Physicians. American Association for Clinical Chemistry. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Directors of Health Promotion and Education. Kids Health. Mayo Clinic. National Public Radio: U.S. Apologizes for Syphilis Experiments in Guatemala. Origins of Syphilis, Archaeological Institute of America. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. University of Missouri--Rolla.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Tetanus	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Kids Health. Mayo Clinic. Medline Plus, National Library of Medicine.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Tuberculosis	Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. World Tuberculosis Day (March 24). 11/08/1887: Doc Holliday Dies of Tuberculosis, History Channel. IntelliHealth. Mayo Clinic. Medline Plus, National Library of Medicine. The National Institutes of Health: Fighting Tuberculosis. National Public Radio: Scientists Race to Create Better TB Vaccine. WHO Gets Behind Rapid Tuberculosis Test. University of Utah Health Sciences Center. Keats, John: K-12 TLC Guide. Koch, Robert: K-12 TLC Guide. Seibert, Florence: K-12 TLC. Waksman, Selman Abraham: K-12 TLC Guide.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Typhus	Typhoid Mary Mallon: K-12 TLC Guide. Bacterial Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. The National Institutes of Health: First Typhoid Vaccine for Children Proven Effective. Seattle and King County Public Health.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Vertigo	The Ear: K-12 TLC Guide. Baylor College of Medicine. Mayo Clinic. Merck Manual. National Institutes of Health. National Public Radio: Inner Ear 'Rock Slides' Lead To Vertigo. Neurology Channel. WebMD.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders West Nile Virus	Viruses and Viral Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Mayo Clinic. National Public Radio (audio): West Nile Virus: 4/26/00 (3:27).
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Williams Syndrome	National Institutes of Health. National Public Radio: A Genetic Drive to Love, Yet Distanced By Differences. A Life Without Fear. When the 'Trust Hormone' is Out of Balance. University of Maryland. Williams Syndrome Association. Williams Syndrome Foundation.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders Yellow Fever	Carlos Juan Finlay: K-12 TLC Guide. Walter Reed: K-12 TLC Guide. Disease in Colonial America: K-12 TLC Guide. Mosquitos: K-12 TLC Guide. Viruses and Viral Infections: K-12 TLC Guide. Directors of Health Promotion and Education. Finding a Cure for Yellow Fever, Library of Congress. National Institutes of Health. University of Virginia. World Health Organization. YellowFeverInfo.com.
Diseases, Illnesses & Disorders	Primary: *Germs Make Me Sick!, Melvin Berger, Marylin Hafner: Amazon.com. Reading Rainbow. Young Adult: Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, Peg Kehret. Adult: Blackwater Lightship, Colm Toibin. Amazon.com. National Public Radio (audio: 8:45). Flu: Story of the Influenza Pandemic of 1918, Gina Kolata: Amazon.com. National Public Radio (audio): All Things Considered: 12/6/99 (8:00). Talk of the Nation: 11/19/99 (47:00). New England Journal of Medicine. Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things, Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie: National Public Radio. Amazon.com. Visiting Mom; An Unexpected Gift, Sherry Bell. National Public Radio (audio): Flu and Seals: 5/11/00 (3:30). 06/08/00: Metrano's Accidental Comedy* (6:23)**.

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This guide last edited 01/15/2012
This guide last revised 04/30/2009