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Curated OER

Kids Health:teens: Encephalitis

For Students 9th - 10th
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain. Read this article from Kids Health to learn about its causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
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Handout
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: High Platelet Count

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides great information on Thrombocythemia, or high platelet count. The article is set up as a brief answer to a question about the condition, thrombocythemia. The information is short, factual and interesting.
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Handout
WebMD

Web Md: Impetigo

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from WebMD Health provides information about impetigo by discussing the basics first of all, then describing the symptoms that are involved, along with information on the treatment that has to be undergone.. Also includes...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Inflammatory Response

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A scrape is a break in the skin that may let pathogens enter the body. If bacteria enter through the scrape, they could cause an infection. These bacteria would then...
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Arboviral Encephalitides

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource describes several different kinds of encephalitis in detail.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.61 Inflammatory Response

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand the human body's inflammatory responses.
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Website
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Crohn's Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Crohn's disease, including, symptoms and treatments.
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Website
Other

Cancerlinks: Possible Causes of Stomach Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
This write-up, with information taken from the National Cancer Institute, explores possible causes of stomach cancer.