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Viruses
& Diseases (H - Z) |
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| Hidden
Killers: Deadly Viruses - a sophisticated ThinkQuest site which
covers all aspects of viruses in an easy to read and understand manner.
There is virus basics, news, games, the vocabulary of the day along
with the cool site of the day. Click on virus profiles to get a profile, symptoms, effects, treatment and protection from
hepatitis, herpes, HIV, rubella, rabies, polio, and yellow fever among
others. |
Infection
Detection Protection - from the American Museum of Natural History.
While geared for younger children, it provides basic information, using
games and colorful graphics on microbes, how infection is spread, and how
to prevent the spread of disease. This is a fun site. |
| Indiana
University Health Center - this university Health Center provides
fact sheets on common diseases including chickenpox, mononucelosis, and
hepatitis. |
Iowa
Clinic, P.C. - This clinic located in the midwest provides an
encyclopedia which describes the causes, symptoms, and treatment of various
diseases. |
| KidsHealth.org - is a project of the Nemours Center For Children's Health to provide information
on infections, behavior & emotions, food & fitness, and growing
up healthy. There are also games and animations at this site. Scroll
down the page to Bacterial & Viral Infections. |
| National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - this Institute is part
of the National Institute for Health. Its publication section provides
facts sheets on several viral diseases including the flu, malaria,
West Nile virus, and AIDS. |
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Virology
Down Under - Scroll down the list of Specific Viruses on this Australian site to get to articles on the properties of
the viruses which cause mumps, influenza, herpes simplex among others.
A note of caution this articles are quite technical but some of them have
photographs of the viruses. |
| Virtual
Virus Experience - an excellent 1997 ThinkQuest site done by two high
school seniors on viruses. The site covers the appearance of viruses,
their composition, the role of DNA, defense mechanism. There is a
terrific gallery of viral images, a special section on AIDS and links to
virus sites. |
What
the heck is . . .? - this is a series of articles written by John Brown,
a professor in the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of
Kansas. There are articles explaining viruses and the flu. |
| WHO
Fact Sheets - the World Health Organization provides fact sheets on
numerous health topics including Ebola, Dengue, Lassa Fever, and Influenza. |