World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Schistosomiasis
This site from the World Health Organization provides brief information on schistosomiasis. Includes links to related information such as descriptions of activities, reports, news and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Protists and Human Disease
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how protists cause human disease.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Division of Parasitic Diseases
This database includes life cycles, images, and diagnosis information for several parasites that can infect humans. The search does work better using scientific names.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Schistosomiasis
Fact sheet on schistosomiasis. Includes common questions and references.
Healthline Media
Medical News Today: Articles: Biology: What Is Fungus? What Are Fungi?
Explore how fungus reproduce, where they live, and how they feed. Also learn their structure and how they are classified.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Trichinellosis
Information is provided about Trichinellosis, such as causes, features, diagnosis and treatment.
Read Works
Read Works: Watch Out for Ticks
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares nonfiction information about ticks. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
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University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: Subclass Hirudinea [Leeches]
This resource gives a brief description of the subclass Hirudinea and the role they have played in medicine.
Other
Nematoda General
Information on nematodes in general, including their general characteristics and their effect on the environment.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: And Still More Protozoa
An overview of the structure of protozoa. Identify those protists with hair or tails as well as those which cannot live on their own and require a host.
Other
South Dakota Dept. Of Health: Trichinosis
Answers to the most common questions about foodborne illnesses - specific to Trichinosis.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Hey! A Louse Bit Me
This site is provided for by Kids Health. A louse is a parasite that sometimes lives on the heads of people. Read more about lice, how to avoid them, and what to do if you do come in contact with them.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Hey! A Tick Bit Me
This site is provided for by Kids Health. Learn more about ticks, the diseases they can carry, how to avoid them, and what to do if you are bitten by a tick. Watch a demonstration of how to remove a tick and what to do with it after...
Other
Ancestral Flatworms
Gives the history of flatworms and how they evolved. Gives the different types of flatworms, including the tapeworm.