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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Hiv [Pdf]
This PDF fact card on HIV explains how you can get the virus, the effect it has on your body, and how to protect yourself from infection. Requires Adobe Reader.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: The Rabies Virus
CDC site about the classification of rabies, its structure, and process of replication. Also has pictures of the structure and replication. Provides links to more detailed information on different aspects of rabies.
Other
Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
The CWD Alliance consists of several non-profit wildlife groups that have come together to offer information, promote communication, and support efforts to minimize the effects of CWD on deer and elk populations. Their site offers...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Transmission and Maintenance Cycle in Encephalitis [Pdf]
Flow chart that shows the mode of transmission of Arboviral encephalitis.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Infectious Disease
Kids learn about infectious diseases including pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi as well as transmission and other types of diseases.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Prions: Killer Proteins
Find out about several diseases such as Mad Cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob, which are examples of diseases caused by prions, or protein infections.
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...
Remedy Health Media
The Body: Rumors, Myths and Hoaxes About Hiv and Its Transmission
Very good debunking of a variety of misconceptions and myths about the HIV virus. Original resource from 2007 U. S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: The Tuskegee Timeline
What was the Tuskegee Syphilis Study? Find out more about this experimental study when you visit this site. The CDC compiled a timeline outlining the events of this tragedy.
About Kids Health
About Kids Health: Handwashing
The best way to prevent transmission of disease is good hand hygiene. Learn about proper handwashing with this illustrated article.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Genes, Health, and Society
A web-based course which allows students to explore the fields of genetics and genomics. The three course modules are transmission genetics, the nature of genetic material, and medical genetics and genomics. Use of this resource requires...
OpenSciEd
Open Sci Ed: Covid 19 & Health Equity, Middle School Science
The unit focuses on the question How can people help end pandemics? It is designed to teach students about the COVID-19 pandemic, transmission of the COVID-19 virus, and the impacts of the pandemic on communities.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Germs Spread? Why Do They Make Us Sick?
Germs are found on almost every surface we come in contact with, which makes it incredibly common for our bodies to be exposed to them. But why are some of these germs relatively harmless, while others can be fatal? The creators of this...
PBS
Pbs: Journey to Planet Earth: Hot Zones
This online companion to the PBS series "Journey to Planet Earth: Hot Zones" explores how changes in ecosystems can lead to increased risk and transmission of infectious diseases. Highlights include video clips and educational resources.
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Rabies
The World Health Organization offers a detailed overview of rabies. Content focuses on incidence data, transmission of the disease, post-exposure treatment, vaccines and immunization, rabies in children, and more.
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Malaria
An extensive overview of the Plasmodium parasite that cause malaria. Topics include distribution, causative agent, transmission and symptoms.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Are Warts?
An explanation and illustration of papillomas, the scientific term for warts that appear on the hands and feet. If warts appear on the genitals the term is condyloma acuminata. The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is examined including the...
McGill University
Mc Gill University: Cholera
An overview of cholera discusses what the disease is; its symptoms; the geographical areas where it typically occurs; how it is transmitted; and how it is diagnosed, treated, and how it can be prevented.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What's Mono?
Two-page article relaying the symptoms and transmission of mononucleosis, also known as the "kissing disease." Includes links information on related topics such as fever, headaches, muscles, flu, and strep throat.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Program Your Own Covid 19 Simulator With Scratch
This activity uses the kid-friendly programming language Scratch to write a simulation that uses bouncing dots to represent healthy and sick people. The simulation will show how we can take measures to slow the spread of a transmissible...
Other
Netdoctor: Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Use this site to learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment for whooping cough. Throughout this article, there are links to related information bacteria, complications and other diseases related to whooping cough. A section on the...
Other
Health Beat
This concise and informative article identifies the symptoms, transmission, complications, and prevention of genital herpes.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Infectious Diseases Tetanus
This resource provides general information on tetatus. Read about how tetanus is transmitted, how it is detected, and how it is treated and prevented.
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
A page on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) from World Health Organization contains some information on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a form of a TSE. The fact sheet discusses its origination, provides some...