An explanation of how the World Health Organization (WHO) works with five regional laboratories around the world to collect specimens from countries to determine what type of flu is affecting a particular population. Coordination with...

A discussion of some of the common and uncommon risks and benefits associate with the flu vaccine. Also spotlighted is herd immunity.

An explanation of how the Wakefield study was fabricated and why the study has no link to autism.

The infamous Wakefield study kickstarted the Autism Myth, but many studies have since shown that there is no link between MMR Vaccine and autism. This lesson explains how the autism myth began and the studies that support there is no...

A discussion of the likes and differences of the two polio vaccines, Salk and Sabin.

Examined are polio diagnostic tests and the fact there is no treatment for polio only symptomatic support. However, polio can be prevented through the polio vaccine.

How does the polio virus cause polio myelitis? An explanation of the polio virus entering the mouth and replicating in the throat and intestines where it then connects to muscles from the neurons of the central nervous system.

Discover how many people are hospitalized and die from the flu each year, and how the internet can help keep tabs on the flu.

An overview of malaria and the types of Plasmodium that is carried by the Anopheles mosquito infecting red blood cells and liver cells in the human body. Symptoms of malaria are also discussed.

The three-step process of diagnosing malaria is explained.

After malaria has been confirmed by lab or biochemical diagnosis, treatment must begin immediately. But first the type of Plasmodium causing the infection, whether the patient has severe or non-severe infection, and if the parasite is...

An overview of how to prevent getting malaria including insecticides, repellents, eliminating mosquito breeding areas, malaria prophylactic drugs.

This resource provides general information on tetatus. Read about how tetanus is transmitted, how it is detected, and how it is treated and prevented.

College-level introductory biology course focusing on the application of the fundamental principles of human biology. Course topics include genetics, cell biology, molecular biology, disease (infectious agents, inherited diseases and...

Building on their understanding of graphs, students are introduced to random processes on networks. They walk through an illustrative example to see how a random process can be used to represent the spread of an infectious disease, such...

Middle schoolers read about six important discoveries in microbiology and put them on a timeline. They develop an understanding of how these discoveries connect to the invention of new scientific tools and technology. The lesson and...

A good article that supports the evidence that HIV and AIDS have a causal relationship. Links to additional information on this subject. Original resource from 2000 U. S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Some types of both beneficial and harmful bacteria are identified and described. States characteristics, where each is found, and their benefits or the diseases that they cause.

Features a general overview of scarlet fever which is a strep throat infection with a rash. Learn what it is, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.

Everything that you need to know about trichinosis and the worm that causes it will probably be available on this comprehensive site. Everything from the cause to prevention and lots of other topics are all presented.

Site about mumps: who is affected, when the most cases occur, treatment, and vaccines.

This site from the MayoClinic.com provides a great look at the acute inflammation of the brain caused by a viral infection known as encephalitis. Sections in the article include: signs and symptoms, causes, screening, treatment,...

Through full-color images and concise information, learn about the intracellular parasites, viruses.

What is it? Who gets it? How is it spread? What are the symptoms? Answers to these and many more questions reagarding shigellosis.