All 50 US states require vaccinations for children entering public schools. Pupils set out to determine whether these requirements are fair with a thought-provoking resource. They read an interesting history of vaccines, watch pro and...

Can you catch the same cold twice? Elementary and middle schoolers learn about what happens when a virus attacks their bodies, and how the immune system never forgets a virus, with an entertaining comic book. The packet includes...

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.

Illustrated overview of the history of vaccines and inoculations against diseases, such as smallpox and polio.

At this site read about Jonas Salk's efforts to prevent the polio virus, which resulted in the creation of the first polio vaccine and in Albert Sabin's research into making a more effective means of preventing the disease.

This site is provided for by Access Excellence. Beginning with a good description of the symptoms and spreading of polio, as well as information on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's battle with polio, this article addresses the development of...

Use this site to learn what polio is and why (and when) you should be vaccinated at this site from the Centers for Disease Control. Also read about the risks and reactions associated with the IPV (Inactivated Polio Vaccine).

A general description of what vaccines are and how they work. Easy to understand.

Educational material that provides comprehensive information about tetanus and the vaccine that prevents it. Information is provided through use of a Q & A section, photos, true case histories, and references to other resources.

Comprehensive information about hepatitis A and the vaccine that prevents it. Contains a Q & A section, photos, true case histories, and references to other resources.

Comprehensive information about rubella and the vaccine that prevents it. Contains a Q & A section, photos, true case histories, and references to other resources.

Comprehensive information about pertussis and the vaccine that prevents it. Contains a Q & A section, photos and videos, true case histories, and references to other resources.

Comprehensive information about meningococcus and the vaccine that prevents it. Contains a Q & A section, photos and videos, true case histories, and references to other resources.

A site with a brief biography of Edward Jenner, with a lot of links to old books and papers of his that document his experiments in vaccinations.

This resource provides information about influenza, the flu shot, and who should get one.

Provides a brief definition, along with information about transmission and vaccinations, for each type of hepatitis.

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

This PDF document from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contains detailed information about pertussis from several different angles. Information is provided on the clinical features, the complications, the incidence and the...

This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of the Fordham University provides a highly detailed biography of Edward Jenner (1749-1823 CE), noted physician and discoverer of the smallpox vaccine. Also presented are three original...

This article on children and whooping cough is organized into the following sections: "Pertussis (Whooping Cough)," "Prevention, When to Call Your Child's Doctor, and Professional Treatment," and "Home Treatment." Learn what makes the...

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...

A Science Odyssey biography of Jonas Salk from PBS, noted medical scientist who discovered the vaccine for polio. Easy to read format with link to "Paralyzing Polio," a colorfully animated and interactive comic strip. Links also...

Site about Yellow Fever, vaccine, countries at risk in Africa, control, and epidemiology of yellow fever in 1994 and 1995. This site also has a great table of the number of cases and deaths reported to the World Health Organization...

Intended for young readers, this simple article addresses the causes, symptoms, and treatments for whooping cough.