MedMyst's Mission One Magazine
MedMyst Magazine - Infectious Diseases
The printed companion to MedMyst Mission One - for both students and teachers!
Medical Discovery News
Medical Discovery News
A weekley radio program that provides insights into a broad range of biomedical science topics including infectious diseases.
BlueKids.org
BlueKids.org (Children's Health Education Center)
This K-8 health education program has unique, interactive games that cover a variety of health-related topics.
Global Health Odyssey Museum (CDC)
Kids' Page (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Here you'll find many web sites investigating health and the human body.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH An excellent source for additional resources and teaching materials.
Science NetLinks
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.
BAM! Body and Mind
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.
Disease Detectives
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.
Infectious Diseases Information
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.
Epidemic (American Museum of Natural History)
An on-line museum exhibit from the American Museum of Natural History.
Infection, Detection, Protection (American Museum of Natural History)
Kid-friendly information on infectious disease and microbes.
Journey to Planet Earth: Hot Zones (PBS and Screenscope Inc.)
Program and educational resources detailing the effects of infectious disease on the environment.
Microbiology
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.
Highlights in the History of Microbiology (St. Louis Community College)
Historical information on microbiology.
Stalking the Mysterious Microbe (American Society of Microbiology)
Fun and interactive site on microbiology.
Immune System
ImmuneCentral (ImmuneCentral.com)
From information on all things dealing with the immune system.
Germ Theory
Labs Online (Troy High School (NY) Interactive Biology Site)
Experiment on Koch's Postulate.
People
Robert Koch (Nobel Prize Internet Archive)
1905 Nobel Laureate in Medicine for his investigations and discoveries in relation to tuberculosis.
Robert Koch (Brian Gardner)
Generally considered to be one of the two founders of modern bacteriology.