
MedMyst Magazine - Infectious Diseases
— The printed companion to MedMyst Mission One - for both students and teachers!
Medical Discovery News
— A weekly radio program that provides insights into a broad range of biomedical science topics including infectious diseases.
One Health Initiative
— This website is dedicated to integrating human medicine and veterinary medicine to improve the lives of all species, human and animal.
Cracking the Cases of Mystery Diseases
— 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.
NIH
— An excellent source for additional resources and teaching materials.
Science NetLinks
(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.
A School Nurse's Guide to Kids' Health and Safety
— Learn about school nurses, common school illnesses, and nursing careers at this website.
Immune Platoon
(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.
Detectives in the Classroom
(Montclair State University) — Collegues team up to develop epidemiology-related course for middle school students.
Games, Materials, and Neat Stories
(U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) — Find lecture ideas, prepare for the Science Olympiad, or read true stories of disease detectives.
CDC
(U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) — For the definitive word on infectious disease.
WHO
(The World Health Organization) — For information on health issues throughout the world.
Disease and Eradication
(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
(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
(The National Academies) — A web page that describes some of the most common viruses.
Microbe Zoo
(Michigan State University) — Developed by the Comm Tech Lab and the Center for Microbial Ecology.
The Microbiology Information Portal
(Microbes.Info) — An internet web portal that provides a firm starting point for finding information concerning microbiology.
The Microbe Library
(American Society for Microbiology) — Provides teaching resources on infectious disease.
BioInteractive
(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
(CHOMA) — Historical information on microbiology.
Stalking the Mysterious Microbe
(American Society of Microbiology) — Fun and interactive site on microbiology.
Robert Koch
(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?
(Science ABC) — Generally considered to be one of the two founders of modern bacteriology.