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COOL LINKS
MedMyst Mission 2 Magazine

MedMyst Magazine — Cholera External Link— The printed companion to MedMyst Mission Two—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.

KidsHealth.org

KidsHealth from Nemours External Link (The Nemours Foundation) — This site's goal is to help parents, kids, and teens take charge of their health.

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.

Famous People

Dr. John Snow External Link (UCLA - Dept. of Epidemiology) — Discover how Dr. Snow wiped out cholera with maps.

Dr. Robert Koch External Link (My Hero) — Learn why Robert Koch is a real science hero.

Dr. Filippo Pacini External Link (UCLA - Dept. of Epidemiology) — Answer the question "Who first discovered cholera?"

Dr. Louis Pasteur External Link (My Hero) — Learn why Louis Pasteur is a real science hero.

Microbes

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

Cells Alive! (Cells Alive) External Link—Check out the movies on the amazing, multiplying, and moving microbes.

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

Bacteria: More Than Pathogens External Link (actionbioscience.org) — Seeks to dispell bacteria's bad reputation by focusing on its benefits.

The Biology Project: Immunology External Link (The University of Arizona) — Introduction to Immunology Tutorial.

Cholera External Link (World Health Organization) — Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about cholera all over the world.

Cholera - Vibrio cholerae infection External Link (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) — If you haven't seen it all, here is more information on cholera and traveling to areas with cholera.

Mapping the Cholera Epidemic of 1854 External Link (National Geographic) — Students will create a basic web map of the 1854 John Snow cholera investigation using the Story Map Basic template.

How the Victorians Mapped London’s Cholera External Link (James Cheshire) — Check out a real life investigation of cholera using maps.

Arsenic External Link (World Health Organization) — Arsenic is a natural component of the earth’s crust and is widely distributed throughout the environment in the air, water and land. It is highly toxic in its inorganic form.

Infectious Diseases External Link (Mayo Clinic) — Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms — such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites.

Do I have Lead poisoning? External Link (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) — What is lead poisoning, and how do I avoid it?

Do I have Mercury poisoning? External Link (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) — What is mercury poisoning, and how do I avoid it?

Travelers' Health External Link (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) — What is traveler's diarrhea, and how do I avoid it?

Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever External Link (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) — Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever are life-threatening illnesses caused by Salmonella serotype Typhi and Salmonella serotype Paratyphi, respectively.