Curated OER
Intermediate Dialogues - Flu Shot
In this intermediate dialogue worksheet, students read a dialogue between a doctor and a girl about a flu shot. Students then answer 5 questions about the dialogue.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: How Lou Got the Flu
Illustrated storybook description of how the influenza virus spreads from animals to humans.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Who Needs a Flu Shot
This resource provides information about influenza, the flu shot, and who should get one.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Preventing the Flu
This resource provides key facts about flu prevention methods, including the flu shot. Includes PDFs (require Adobe Reader).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Preventing the Flu: Questions and Answers
Find simple answers to several common questions about the flu including: "How does the flu spread?" "What are the symptoms of the flu?" "How long is a person contagious?" "What is the difference between a cold and the flu?" "At what age...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Influenza: The Disease
Find a list of "flu-like symptoms," learn who is at risk for developing the flu, and read about how the flu is spread. This website also provides a chart showing "peak months for flu activity" and advice for treating the flu and flu...
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Influenza
This competent site explores the following topics: overview, the virus, pandemic influenza, transmission, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. Related links are provided for additional information.
US Food and Drug Administration
Fda: Influenza Virus Vaccine Safety & Availability
The FDA provides a brief description of flu symptoms, an overview of the high-risk groups that ought to get yearly flu vaccines, and links to articles and statistics on flu vaccines from the year 2000 to now.