+
Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Lyme Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough overview of Lyme disease. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
+
Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Lyme Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the causes, symptoms, preventions, and treatments for Lyme disease. It includes brief write-ups containing tips for teenagers and children who are concerned about their own health and risks for Lyme disease.
+
Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Lyme Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on Lyme disease is organized into the following sections: "Lyme Disease," "Contagiousness, Diagnosis, and Treatment," and "Duration, Prevention, and When to Call Your Child's Doctor."
+
Website
University of Washington

Neuroscience for Kids: Lyme Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource delves into what Lyme Disease is as well as how you can get it. It also provides plenty of information as to what you can do to protect yourself from the disease as well as how it is treated.
+
Handout
Other

Arthritis Foundation: Lyme Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to providing information on the causes and signs of Lyme disease, this article includes tips for protecting yourself from the disease.
+
Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Lyme Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource, students can read about the discovery, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease, which is caused by "Bacteria transmitted to humans by the bite of infected deer ticks." This article includes detailed images...
+
Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Lyme Disease and Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the Centers for Disease Control has a very short write-up on the causes and signs of Lyme disease, which is followed by information on how animals can indirectly transmit the disease to humans.