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Immunology

Bacterial Infections, Parasites, Prions, Viruses and Viral Infections

Infectious Diseases	Illnesses in New Spain: K-12 TLC Guide. American Museum of Natural History: The Amazing Microbe Hunters. Infection! Meet the Microbes. The Mixed-up Microbe Mystery. The Prevention Convention. Better Health Channel, Victoria Department of Human Services. Infectious Diseases Society of America. Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases. Karolinska Institute Library. Kids Health. Madison Metropolitan School District. Mayo Clinic. Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary, National Library of Medicine. National Center for Infectious Diseases. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. National Public Radio: Antibiotics Defeat Ear Infections in Little Kids. Inheriting Infections: Can Genes Make You Sick? Simple Does It for Infection Prevention
Infectious Diseases Bacterial Infections	K-12 TLC Guides: Antibiotics. Bacteria. Botulism. Bubonic Plague. Cholera. Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye). Dental Caries. Diphtheria. Group B Streptococcus. Helicobacter Pylori: Impetigo. Leprosy. Lyme Disease. Pertussis (Whooping Cough). Salmonella. Scarlet Fever. Strep Throat. Staph Infection. Syphilis. Tetanus. Tuberculosis. Typhus. Bacteria in the Cafeteria, American Museum of Natural History. Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network. Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health. Health Insite, Australian Government. Invasive Bacterial Diseases, Minnesota Department of Health. Journal of the American Medical Association. Karolinska Institute Library. Medline Plus, National Library of Medicine. Merck. National Public Radio: Mold, Bacteria and Shared Musical Instruments. The Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections, FDA. University of Cincinnati. University of Iowa. Virtual Museum of Bacteria: Bacterial Diseases in History. Pathogenic Bacteria. Walter Johnson High School. WebMD.
Infectious Diseases Parasites	K-12 TLC Guides: Hookworm. Malaria. Centers for Disease Control: A-Z Index of Parasitic Diseases. Blood Borne Parasites. Parasites of the Intestinal Tract. Parasites Found in Other Sites. Des Moines Area Community College. Genome News Network. Kansas State University. Medline Plus. Overview: Parasitic Diseases Thrive in AIDS' Shadow, NPR. University of Pennsylvania.
Infectious Diseases Prions	Mad Cow Disease: K-12 TLC Guide. Centers for Disease Control. Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. National Institutes of Health. National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center. PBS: 20/20 Hindsight. Do Prions Exist?. Food Safety Tips. When Science Faces the Unknown. Science Daily. Alzheimer's Prevention Role Discovered For Prions. Brittle Prions Are More Infectious. New Study Shows How Mad Cow Prions Hitch A Ride Into Intestine. Prion News. Researchers To Study Fate Of Prions In Wastewater. Scientists Identify Prion's Infectious Secret. Soil-bound Prions That Cause CWD Remain Infectious. Study Shows Prions Stick Around In Certain Soils. Prions Act As Stepping Stones In Evolution. Stanford University. University of Utah. U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Infectious Diseases Viruses and Viral Infections	K-12 TLC Guides: AIDS. Avian Flu. Cervical Cancer. Chicken Pox. The Common Cold. Dengue. Ebola. H1N1 Flu. Hepatitis. Herpes. Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Influenza. Marburg Virus. Polio. SARS. Shingles (Herpes Zoster). Small Pox. Swine Flu. Yellow Fever. West Nile Virus. XMRV. Hershey, Alfred Day: K-12 TLC Guide. The Big Picture Book of Viruses, Tulane University. Centers for Disease Control. Flu: Story of Great Flu Pandemic of 1918, Gina Kolata. Food and Drug Administration. Foodborne Viral Infections, British Medical Journal. How Lou Got the Flu, American Museum of Natural History. Institute of Food Science and Technology. Journal of the American Medical Association. Karolinska Institute Library. Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Medline Plus, National Library of Medicine. Merck: Respiratory Viral Diseases. Herpesvirus Infections. Central Nervous System Viral Diseases. Arbovirus And Arenavirus Diseases. Small Pox. Mosquito-borne Viral Diseases, Georgia Division of Public Health. National Public Radio: Accidental Virus and Genetic Research (audio: 4:00). Genetically Engineered Virus Helps Build Greener Lithium Battery. How a Clever Virus Kills a Very Hungry Caterpillar. Study Links Honeybee Deaths to Fungus, Insect Virus. Why Does a Virus Jump From One Species to Another? The New England Journal of Medicine. New York Online Access to Health. Science Update (audio: 1:25), American Association for the Advancement of Science: Opening the Way for Forest Viruses: 12/20/00. VZV Research Foundation. Viral Infections of the Skin, University of Virginia. Viral Poultry Diseases, Mississippi State University. Viral Respiratory Infections, University of Cape Town.
Infectious Diseases XMRV Virus	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: K-12 TLC Guide. Prostate Cancer: K-12 TLC Guide. MicrobeWorld. National Public Radio: Virus Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Science Daily.
Infectious Diseases	Grades K-2: Big Sneeze, TeacherVision. Grades 7-9: Backyard Bacteria, Thirteen Ed Online, National Teacher Training Institute. Grades 6-8: Fighting Invisible Enemies, Discovery School. Allergies v. Viruses, Discovery School. Grades 6-12: Viral Invaders, Teacher Connections, New York Times. Grades 9-12: The Hijacker: How a Virus Spreads, Thirteen Ed Online, National Teacher Training Institute. Grades 10-12: Bird Flu: The Next Pandemic?, Newshour Extra, PBS. Grades 11-12: Virus: Cell Hostage Taker, National Teacher Training Institute.

This guide last edited 09/27/2011
This guide last revised 09/12/2008
This guide created 02/02/2006 on request from Michele Cox-Hafezi, West Millbrook Middle School, Wake County Public School System, NC