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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Vaccines and Immnunizations

For Students 9th - 10th
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention site that covers just about anything you'd want to know about vaccines and immunizations, including vaccine recommendations, immunization schedules, vaccine safety, the importance of vaccines...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Travelers' Health: Disease Directory

For Students 9th - 10th
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information on over 40 diseases that travelers might need to be prepared for. Information includes description of disease, risk for travelers, preventive measures and treatment.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Tetanus

For Students 9th - 10th
The web-article provides a detailed overview of tetanus. Content focuses on the duration, contagiousness, infection incubation, as well as prevention and treatment.
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The College of Physicians

The History of Vaccines

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete medical education project explores the role and uses of vaccines now and in the past. Find information and analysis about vaccination controversies; answers to frequent questions about vaccinations; timelines of diseases,...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Immune Platoon

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site gives a comic book style description of the immune system and the "super powers" it uses to fight infections and other diseases. The site ends with the "case files" of several diseases in their disease database.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Tetanus [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed article from the Centers for Disease Control on tetanus has information on the incubation period, symptoms, complications, and treatment. Included are charts showing the decline of tetanus cases in the United States as well...
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Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: Muscles

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you've ever needed to know about muscles. To be used as classroom notes or a supplement for learning.
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WebMD

Medicine Net: Tetanus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from MedicineNet.com provide the reader with great information on the fatal disease of the nervous system known as tetanus. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subject. The article is fairly...
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Other

Tetanus

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains basic information about the infection tetanus, also known as lockjaw.
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WebMD

Web Md: Understanding Tetanus

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMD provides the basics about tetanus. Discusses what it is, what causes it, what its symptoms are, how it can be treated, and prevention measures.
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New York State Dept. of Health

New York State Dept. Of Health: Tetanus Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
Read brief responses to several questions about tetanus, which address how the disease is transmitted, how it is diagnosed, and how it is treated and prevented.
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Other

Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information About Tetanus

For Students 9th - 10th
Educational material that provides comprehensive information about tetanus and the vaccine that prevents it. Information is provided through use of a Q & A section, photos, true case histories, and references to other resources.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases: Tetanus [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Brief fact sheet on tetanus includes symptoms and causes.
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Other

Facts About Tetanus for Adults

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents responses to simple questions about tetanus. It provides information on how tetanus is prevented, detected, and treated.
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Other

New York State Department of Health : Tetanus (Lock Jaw)

For Students 9th - 10th
A very quick question and answer about tetanus.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Infectious Diseases Tetanus

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides general information on tetatus. Read about how tetanus is transmitted, how it is detected, and how it is treated and prevented.