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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Hay Fever (Allergic Rhinitis)

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational overview of hay fever. Includes information on diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and much more.
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Smithsonian Institution

Tween Tribune: Week of 4 4 16: Why Do We Sneeze?

For Students 3rd - 6th
Article answers the question, why do we sneeze?
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Article
WebMD

Web Md: Airborne Allergens

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from WebMD Health provides an article entitled, "Something in the Air: Airborne Allergens". Includes detailed information on why some people are allergic to certain substances, while others are not. Symptoms of airborne...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Chilling Out With Colds

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this site to learn why colds are so "common" by what causes them and how a people catch them.
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Handout
WebMD

Web Md: Types of Allergies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from WebMD Health contains a list of all the various types of allergies. By clicking on each one, you can access a good deal of information. This is a great site to get general information on the whole subject.
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Stopping the Spread of Germs at Home, Work & School

For Students 9th - 10th
This page lists "good health habits" to help prevent the spread of the flu and links to pages on handwashing and resources for stopping germs and flu virus in school and work environments.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: How to Recognize Allergy Symptoms

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief article describing common allergy symptoms.
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Interactive
Other

Miniclip: Sneeze

For Students 9th - 10th
Play this educational interactive online game to learn how sneezing infects other humans with a virus. Children and the elderly are the easiest to infect because of their immune systems. Includes facts about the common cold.
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Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: What Makes Me Sneeze?

For Students 9th - 10th
An easy-to-read article on sneezing, covering why we sneeze, the muscles involved when we sneeze, some of the things that causes us to sneeze, and the phenomenon of photic sneezing.
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Other

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes an organization that is involved in studies and treatments of allergies. Research and education are also important parts of this organization.