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COOL LINKS
MedMyst Mission 1 Magazine

MedMyst Magazine - Infectious Diseases External Link— The printed companion to MedMyst Mission One - for both students and teachers!

Medical Discovery News

Medical Discovery News External Link— A weekly radio program that provides insights into a broad range of biomedical science topics including infectious diseases.

One Health Initiative

One Health Initiative External Link— This website is dedicated to integrating human medicine and veterinary medicine to improve the lives of all species, human and animal.

David J. Sencer CDC Museum

Cracking the Cases of Mystery Diseases External Link— The David J. Sencer CDC Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, uses award-winning exhibits and innovative programing to educate visitors about the value of public health, and presents the rich heritage and vast accomplishments of CDC.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH External Link— An excellent source for additional resources and teaching materials.

Science NetLinks

Science NetLinks External Link (The American Association for the Advancement of Science) — Providing a wealth of resources for K-12 science educators, Science NetLinks is your guide to meaningful standards-based Internet experiences for students.

RN to BSN

A School Nurse's Guide to Kids' Health and Safety External Link— Learn about school nurses, common school illnesses, and nursing careers at this website.

BAM! Body and Mind

Immune Platoon External Link (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) — Your body's immune system is like having your very own superhero team. Here, this system is transformed into the Immune Platoon, a team of super-powered white blood cells dedicated to protecting your body from infections and other diseases that threaten your body's good health.

Disease Detectives

Detectives in the Classroom External Link (Montclair State University) — Collegues team up to develop epidemiology-related course for middle school students.

Games, Materials, and Neat Stories External Link (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) — Find lecture ideas, prepare for the Science Olympiad, or read true stories of disease detectives.

Infectious Diseases Information

CDC External Link (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) — For the definitive word on infectious disease.

WHO External Link (The World Health Organization) — For information on health issues throughout the world.

Disease and Eradication External Link (American Museum of Natural History) — What does it take to defeat infectious diseases in the 21st century.

Bacteria Evolving: Tracing the Origins of a MRSA Epidemic External Link (American Museum of Natural History) — These teaching case materials show practicing physicians and infectious disease specialists studying the origins and impacts of pathogens.

What You Need To Know About Infectious Disease Glossary External Link (The National Academies) — A web page that describes some of the most common viruses.

Microbiology

Microbe Zoo External Link (Michigan State University) — Developed by the Comm Tech Lab and the Center for Microbial Ecology.

The Microbiology Information Portal External Link (Microbes.Info) — An internet web portal that provides a firm starting point for finding information concerning microbiology.

The Microbe Library External Link (American Society for Microbiology) — Provides teaching resources on infectious disease.

BioInteractive External Link (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) — Information, animations, lectures and virtual labs on microbiology, infectious disease and other science topics.

Significant Events By Years: Center for the History of Microbiology/ASM Archives External Link (CHOMA) — Historical information on microbiology.

Stalking the Mysterious Microbe External Link (American Society of Microbiology) — Fun and interactive site on microbiology.

People

Robert Koch External Link (Nobel Prize Internet Archive) — 1905 Nobel Laureate in Medicine for his investigations and discoveries in relation to tuberculosis.

Who Was Robert Koch and What Are Koch’s Postulates? External Link (Science ABC) — Generally considered to be one of the two founders of modern bacteriology.