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New York Times
New York Times: Short Answers to Hard Questions About Zika Virus
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article will answer the basic questions about the outbreak of the Zika virus which is a mosquito-transmitted infection that causes issues in pregnant women. Learn how the virus is spread, how it...
Flow of History
Flow of History: The Road to World War Two (1939 45)
Teacher-created site that examines the flow of events that led to the outbreak of World War II.
Flow of History
Flow of History: World War Two in Europe
The outbreak of World War Two in Europe began with Hitler's invasion of Poland. Through text and a colored graphic flowchart, the events and battles and eventual end of the war, can be visually traced. Suitable for both students and...
Other
Museum of Health Care: Death in a Glass: The Case of Walkerton, Ontario
In 2000, Walkerton's water became infected with E. coli and many residents fell ill. This exhibit describes how public health officials handled the outbreak and investigation. The case made the public far more aware of issues around...
OpenStax
Open Stax: World War Ii 1941 1945: Origins of War: Europe, Asia and United States
Examines the conditions that fostered the rise of Fascism and Nazism, the events during the lead-up to the outbreak of war, and what Roosevelt did to help affected nations yet still keep the United States neutral.
The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines: Scientific Method
Role-playing activity puts you, as director of public health, in the middle of a disease outbreak. Applying the scientific method, can you pinpoint the source of the illness and determine how it is spreading?
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars)
The World Health Organization (WHO) provides detailed updates on the outbreak of SARS, as well as general information on what the virus is, how it spreads, and current travel warnings.
Other
Shigella: About
Very informative site! Includes a history of the bacteria shigella and how it was discovered. Also, symptoms, risks, detection, treatment, causes and information about recent outbreaks.
The Guardian
Guardian: Four Days of Chaos That Reshaped the Political Landscape
Guardian correspondent Patrick Wintour discusses the various reactions of the British government to the 2011 riots that occurred in London and what is being done to address the issues that lead to the outbreak of violence. Links to...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Salmonella
This resource general information including the most frequently asked questions about salmonella. Also technical information and links to articles about outbreaks.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: 1914: When the World Changed Forever
Photographic view of some of the key items from the exhibition launched by York Castle Museum in 2014 on the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Stalking Sars: The Cdc at Work
This site goes through the who, what, where, and when of the CDC's investigation of the SARS virus. Includes an interactive map and timeline of the outbreak.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Science Ambassador Fellowship: Lesson Plans
This site gives many lesson plans for teaching middle and high school students about current and relevant science topics like autism, ADHD, Diabetes, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, birth defects, genetics, and more. The lessons are based on...
Washington State University
Washington State University: Literary Movements: Salem Witch Trials
A survey of the Salem Witch Trials as well as its background in seventeenth-century colonial New England. Includes descriptions of the accused and analysis of the reasons for the outbreak of witchcraft accusations, a bibliography,...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Causes of the American Revolution: Trouble in Boston [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, 5th graders look at ideas and British policies that contributed to the outbreak of the American Revolution. Includes background information for the teacher. Students explore ideas that were circulating in America...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: A House Divided: Slavery and the Civil War [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, 8th graders look at how slavery contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War, at Abraham Lincoln's efforts to save the Union, and at what impact the Emancipation Proclamation had on the North's view of the war....
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
Teaching History: Beyond the Textbook: Causing the Civil War
An essay that looks at other, more complex reasons for the outbreak of the Civil War, beyond the traditionally accepted ones related to the Northern industrial economy versus the Southern agricultural one.
The History Place
The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: Nazi Germany 1933 to 1939
An 18-chapter e-book that covers the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany up to the outbreak of World War II.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Travelers' Health: Disease Directory
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information on over 40 diseases that travelers might need to be prepared for. Information includes description of disease, risk for travelers, preventive measures and treatment.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: H1 N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
The official website about Swine Flu from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Find out general information, an update on the current situation as of the day you are looking at the site, recommendations for vaccine, and what...
PBS
Pbs: New Perspectives on the West
This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....
Flow of History
Flow of History: The Black Death & Its Impact
The Black Death and its impact across Europe is profiled. Text plus a colored graphic flowchart make the topic visually appealing and of interest to both students and educators.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Introduction to Epidemiology
In this comprehensive interactive tutorial you will not only learn what epidemiology is but you will also learn the role of epidemiology in public health practice. Also, you will explore the history of epidemiology to understand how its...
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: A Fire Waiting to Be Lit: The Origins of World War I
Complete learning module on the origins of World War I. Includes article with map, photos, primary source excerpts and questions for discussion as well as four common core activities, instructions and handouts for students and teachers....