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WebMD

Web Md: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth look at chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by WebMD. Content discussed includes what COPD is, what causes it, its symptoms, how it is diagnosed, and how it can be treated.
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National Institutes of Health

Nhlbi: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed site on COPD. Tells what it is, how it is diagnosed, the course of the disease, and its treatment. Use the toolbar on the left to guide you through this site.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Respiratory System Diseases

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses some diseases of the respiratory system.
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site addresses some basic questions and concerns about the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Content includes a focus on its symptoms and current treatment options.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Lungs and Respiratory System

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the structure and functioning of the lungs and the respiratory system, as well as related diseases.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Respiratory System Diseases

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will identify diseases of the respiratory system.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Bad for Breathing

For Students 9th - 10th
A study provides new clues as to why some respiratory diseases are linked to air pollution.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Respiratory System Health

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Many of the diseases related to smoking are called lifestyle diseases: diseases that are caused by choices that people make in their daily lives. For example, the...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.33 Respiratory System Disorders

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand how some respiratory disorders affect the human body.
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Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: The Human Respiratory System

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you need to know about the respiratory system. The page includes modules regarding The Pathway, Breathing, Central Control of Breathing, Local Control of Breathing, and Diseases of the Lungs. Designed to be used as classroom...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Stalking Sars: The Cdc at Work

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Sars [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Fact card on severe acute respiratory syndrome, commonly known as SARS, and the serious dangers it can pose to human health.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars)

For Students 9th - 10th
Information that answers essential questions about SARS, including where SARS is found, how SARS exposures occur, how SARS affects the body, and signs and symptoms of SARS exposure.
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National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: Common Cold

For Students 9th - 10th
Reference article containing information about rhinovirus. Includes causes, transmission, symptoms, treatments, prevention, and research about the common cold.
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Other

National Emphysema Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has detailed information on emphysema and other Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD), such as chronic bronchitis.
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Other

Canadian Lung Association: Tuberculosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about the infectious disease Tuberculosis. Click on the pulldown menu beside the word 'Tuberculosis' to access additional information.
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Other

American Lung Association: How Lungs Work

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on each key part of the respiratory system to learn about the role it plays in breathing. Also learn how all these parts work together to make the respiratory system work.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Pertussis?

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of whooping cough or pertussis is a highly contagious disease caused by a bacteria called Bordetella that infects the respiratory tract.
Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Pertussis Diagnosis and Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th
Although pertussis can best be diagnosed within the first two weeks of symptoms by a swap sent to a laboratory, other swab tests can be administered later in the illness. Treatment within the first two weeks of initial symptoms is with...
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Emphysema

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of emphysema. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and much more.
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Anatomical Travelogue

Story md.com: Asthma

For Students 9th - 10th
Asthma causes one's airways to become sore and swollen. An attack means a person's lungs are getting less air. Learn about two types of treatment.
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Other

National Lung Health Education Program: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of a group of medical professionals who are dedicated to educating the public and other medical professionals about the treatment and prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseases.
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OpenSciEd

Open Sci Ed: Covid 19 Infection Spread Basic

For Students 9th - 10th
This model explores the spread of an airborne respiratory illness like COVID-19, through a community, based on various social interactions and remediation measures.
Interactive
OpenSciEd

Open Sci Ed: Covid 19 Spread Across a Community

For Students 9th - 10th
This model explores the spread of an airborne respiratory illness like COVID-19, through a community, based on various social interactions and remediation measures.

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