United Nations
United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Fighting Disease
The United Nations has distributed this list to make school age children aware of the communicable diseases that have most recently had an effect on society. Good descriptions are provided for each of the 11 diseases.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Cholera
At this site learn about how cholera is spread and treated. The website is from the Center for Disease Control provides responses simple questions about the disease, as well as links to the websites of pharmaceutical companies that have...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Pandemics Spread
A discussion about the globalization of disease, and the implications of a pandemic. Mark Honigsbaum describes the history of pandemics and how scientists can help prevent future outbreaks. [8:00]
OpenSciEd
Open Sci Ed: Covid 19 Infection Spread Basic
This model explores the spread of an airborne respiratory illness like COVID-19, through a community, based on various social interactions and remediation measures.
OpenSciEd
Open Sci Ed: Covid 19 Spread Across a Community
This model explores the spread of an airborne respiratory illness like COVID-19, through a community, based on various social interactions and remediation measures.
BBC
Bbc News: The Global Spread of Hiv
This site from BBC News provides a clickable map of the world which shows the spread of the HIV infection. When you click on an area, you will also get a more detailed map with information on the spread of HIV over time.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Obesity and Overweight Introduction
The CDC provides a collection of information on obesity and the concerns that come with it.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: The Decameron
Fordham University provides a translation of "The Decameron". This is a widely read personal account written at the time of the plague.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Evolution From a Virus's View
This page is a brief tutorial on viral evolution which focuses on the evolutionary pressures that balance transmission and virulence. There are additional sections with further recommended reading, resources for teachers, and a brief...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What We Know (And Don't Know) About Ebola
Alex Gendler details what Ebola is and why it's so hard to study. [4:01]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: Quarantine
Stemming from the days of bubonic plague in Medieval Europe, quarantines were originally used to prevent potentially plague-infested ships from disembarking at a port city. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel explain how the length of the...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Cross Curricular: Science
Explore global health issues by participating in research, discussions and presentations on topics such as exploring the dangers and scientific foundation of nuclear weapons and tracking the discovery, spread and control of disease.
WebMD
Medicine Net: Measles
This site, provided by MedicineNet.com answers many questions associated with measles, ranging from "What is measles?" to "How can measles be prevented?" Also includes information on treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
Other
Typhus Fever
Good overview of typhus fever. Includes the different forms of typhus, how it is spread, and what can be done to prevent and treat it.
PBS
Pbs: The Conquistadors: Beginning of the End of the Inca Empire
A look at the Inca Empire as rumors began to fly about pale strangers arriving on the coast. Read about the illnesses and civil wars that weakened the empire just in time for the appearance of the conquistadors. Be sure to click on the...
Other
Reuters: u.s. Orders Diplomats' Families to Leave Liberia as Ebola Spreads
As Ebola spread in 2014, the families of American diplomats were ordered to leave the nation of Liberia. (Published Aug. 7, 2014)
New York Times
New York Times: Aids and Tradition in Africa
This interactive resource discusses rituals in Africa that could lead to the spread of AIDS. The ritual is a hut cleansing ritual that could spread AIDS very quickly through families.
Read Works
Read Works: Crisis in Africa
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the devastating problems in several African countries. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in cause and effect.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Yellow Fever Cause Discovered
You have probably never heard of anyone you know having Yellow Fever. But in the early 1900s, it was mysterious as well as deadly. How was it transmitted? What did people do to try to prevent getting sick? Read the story at this site.
Center for Educational Technologies
Nasa Classroom of the Future: Rift Valley Fever
The Classroom of the Future provides a nice activity integrating many subject areas. Students work in groups to research outbreaks of Rift Valley Fever in Kenya, and determine actions to control and prevent its spread. Background...
Other
Global Polio Eradication Initiative: History of Polio
This timeline from Global Polio Eradication Initiative of pictures, descriptions, and events -- all of which describe the history of polio and its vaccine -- is organized into three large sections: "Endemic Polio 1580BC-1953," "Vaccine...
Other
Blue Fountain Media: The Impact of Covid 19 on the Future of Technology
The way we live has changed immeasurably since COVID-19 began spreading rapidly throughout the United States. The importance of technology in our lives has never been more apparent. The virus will have a tremendous long-term impact on...
A&E Television
History.com: How Five of the World's Worst Pandemics Finally Ended
As human civilizations flourished, so did infectious disease. Large numbers of people living in close proximity to each other and to animals, often with poor sanitation and nutrition, provided fertile breeding grounds for disease. And...
iCivics
I Civics: Crisis Collaboration: Covid 19 Mini Lesson
Explore the actions and relationships between different levels of government as they figure out what to do in response to COVID-19. This lesson has been adapted for digital and remote learning use and a traditional lesson plan is...
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