An overview of tuberculosis (TB) or consumption which is an infectious disease caused by bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Examined are the affects of tuberculosis on the lungs, latent tuberculosis vs. active tuberculosis, symptoms,...

An explanation of whooping cough or pertussis is a highly contagious disease caused by a bacteria called Bordetella that infects the respiratory tract.

An explanation of the complications of pertussis and how the contagious disease effects the organs of the body and high risk people.

An examination of how pertussis infects the body and causes symptoms associated with the disease.

An overview of the polio as an epidemic prior to 1900 and how the infectious disease has slowly diminished but for three countries (Nigeria, Afghanistan, and Pakistan).

The infectious disease Poliomyelitis or Polio effects the central nervous system which causes debilitating muscle disorder. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's initial diagnosis of polio is reevaluated as being Guillain-barre syndrome.

An overview of the infectious disease Poliomyelitis or polio and how it infects the body and its symptoms; polio's affect on the nervous system including the spinal cord and brainstem; diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of polio; and...

In this online adventure game, players learn about a mysterious disease that is affecting people in a distant tropical region. Players can choose to role-play as an epidemiologist, microbiologist, or veterinarian to solve infectious...

Fact card on severe acute respiratory syndrome, commonly known as SARS, and the serious dangers it can pose to human health.

A fact card on West Nile virus answers questions about what causes it and how to protect against it.

Fact sheet on tuberculosis describes how its causes as well as its symptoms and prognosis

A fact card on salmonellosis answers questions about what causes it, its symptoms, and how to avoid getting it.

A fact card on staph infections.

A fact card on strep A infections: the dangers they pose, symptoms, and ways to avoid them.

A fact card on hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, or HPS, with explanations of how it is contracted and how to avoid getting it.

A fact card on ulcers and the bacterium, Helicobacter pylori, that causes them.

Brief fact sheet on tetanus includes symptoms and causes.

Fact sheet on the measles infection describes its symptoms, as well as how it is contracted and how it is prevented.

Fact sheet on the rubella virus describes its symptoms as well as how it is contracted and how it is prevented.

Fact sheet on pertussis, or whooping cough, describes its symptoms as well as how it is contracted and how it is prevented.

Fact sheet on the mumps infection describes its symptoms as well as how it is contracted and how it is prevented.

Fact sheet on the hepatitis A infection describes its symptoms, causes, and ideas for prevention.

Fact sheet on diphtheria describes its symptoms, causes, and ideas for prevention.

A fact card on chicken pox and how it is contracted.