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The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines: Viruses and Evolution [Pdf]
The purpose of this lesson is to prepare students for exploring the biological basis of vaccines. Students will explore the nature of viruses, specifically their structure and ability to adapt through evolution.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Extra: 2009 H1 N1 Flu: The Next Pandemic? (Lesson Plan)
This lesson plan focuses on viruses, particularly the Swine Flu, and allows students opportunities to simulate how viruses spread and the results.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Graphics Gallery of Biotechnology
This site provides simple diagrams on all major topics in cell biology, genetics and biotechnology.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Viruses & Human Diseases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Viruses cause many human diseases. They can range from mild to fatal. This activity explains how viruses cause human disease.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Influenza
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Tutorial covers the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic as a vehicle to look at viruses and disease, as well as the use of modern biological tools to improve human health....
Other
Process Library
An in-depth informational site to learn the internal processes running on a Windows computer. The source will help you understand and correct the invisible problems of computers such as viruses, hackers compromising the system, and slow...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Flex Book Textbooks: Biology Concepts
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A complete, web-based, multi-media textbook which serves as a comprehensive overview of Biology concepts.
Other
Computer Knowledge: Computer Knowledge Virus Tutorial
This site contains a tutorial which includes an overview of viruses, types of viruses, the history of viruses, and virus prevention.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Intro to Viruses
Find out what a virus is, and learn about the structure of a virus and how it infects a cell.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bacteriophages
Learn about bacteria-infecting viruses, including the lytic and lysogenic cycles.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What's Up With Warts
A detailed article about warts in question-and-answer format. Learn why you get them and how you get rid of them.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Viral Hijackers
Learners learn how viruses invade host cells and hijack the hosts' cell-reproduction mechanisms in order to make new viruses, which can in turn attack additional host cells. Students also learn how the immune system responds to a viral...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Common Cold
A brief description of the common cold, including signs, symptoms, prevention ideas, and treatments.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Virus: Disease
This tutorial investigates viruses. Learn about the flu, HIV, and how they can be treated with vaccines.
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Dengue Fever
Learn about how Dengue is transmitted and what it does to the human body.
BBC
Bbc: Science & Nature Hot Topics Computer Viruses
This BBC "hot topic" contains a description of the types of computer viruses. It also provides different ways to prevent or eliminate computer viruses.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Anatomy of a Virus
Excellent explanation of the structure of a virus. Includes graphics and a good explanation of viruses.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Phagocytosis
Have you ever wondered how a virus or other infectious agent invades a cell to start an infection? Some objects, like viruses, bacteria, or other particles are too large to transport through the plasma membrane. So, cells engulf the...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Small, Tiny, Invisible: How Big Is a Virus?
How big or small are viruses really? In this activity, you will find out by creating a scale model that allows you to compare the size of many different small objects.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: A Brief History of Vaccination
Presents a detailed history of vaccine science.
City University of New York
The World of Cells: Viruses
Alive or not, viruses are introduced in an easy to follow essay that explains many basic concepts.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Virus Structure
View a colorful 3-D diagrams of viruses and learn about how their structure helps them infect plants, animals, and bacteria.
University of California
Ucmp: Introduction to Viruses
A brief overview of viruses from the University of California. Discusses the difference between the lysogenic phase and the lytic phase, gives examples of viral diseases, and provides information on the relationship between viruses and...
University of Arizona
Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, & Viruses
This tutorial compares prokaryotic and eukaryotic cellular organization and contrasts cells with viruses. Includes a practice quiz to test your knowledge.