Curated OER
Kids Health: Who Needs a Flu Shot
This resource provides information about influenza, the flu shot, and who should get one.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Videos Y Multimedia
Online presentations on more than 150 health topics, diseases, and conditions, from acne to viruses. Each plays as a slide presentation, with sound, that you can control or set to autoplay. Time varies from 5-20 minutes. Available in...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Viral Hijackers
Students learn how viruses invade host cells and hijack the hosts' cell-reproduction mechanisms in order to make new viruses, which can in turn attack additional host cells. Students also learn how the immune system responds to a viral...
WebMD
Web Md: Hiv & Aids Health Center
This site offers a wealth of information regarding HIV and AIDS. Content ranges from basic health information found under "FAQ" to topical information such as the risk of AIDS to teens and home care options.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Encephalitis
This site from the MayoClinic.com provides a great look at the acute inflammation of the brain caused by a viral infection known as encephalitis. Sections in the article include: signs and symptoms, causes, screening, treatment,...
PBS
Pbs Newshour: Week of 6 30 14: West African Ebola Outbreak Deadliest on Record
Learn about the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and the work that the World Health Organization and Doctors Without Borders are doing in an attempt to curb infections.
BBC
Bbc: Science & Nature Hot Topics Computer Viruses
This BBC "hot topic" contains a description of the types of computer viruses. It also provides different ways to prevent or eliminate computer viruses.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Viral Hepatitis a Frequently Asked Questions
Anything and everything you could think to ask about Hepatitis A, from general to specific. Questions and answers are clear and concise.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Yellow Fever
This site from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has information on yellow fever. The site is broken into the following sections: Yellow Fever Disease, Yellow Fever Vaccine Requirements, Yellow Fever Precautions, and Risk...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Tracking a Mystery: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site offers a detailed account of the 1993 outbreak in the western US that lead to discovery of a new disease linked to "a previously unknown type of hantavirus." Many related pages with...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Disease Lab
Manipulate characteristics of fictional diseases and see how the changes effect a population. Simulator includes a data table available for download for student records.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fever!
This video describes the role of the brain in regulating body temperature and how sometimes fever is employed to fight off infection.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Anatomy of a Virus
Excellent explanation of the structure of a virus. Includes graphics and a good explanation of viruses.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Unit: Online Data Security
Readings and practice problems about online data security.
OpenSciEd
Open Ed Sci: Covid 19 & Health Equity, Grades K 2
In this unit, students explore the basics of how Covid-19 affects people, and design investigations to explore how it spreads from person to person, and what we can do to prevent that spread.
City University of New York
The World of Cells: Viruses
Alive or not, viruses are introduced in an easy to follow essay that explains many basic concepts.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Introdution to Cell and Virus Structure
This resource provides a detailed diagram of animal, bacterial and plant cells and viral structure. Also included are detailed drawings, with definitions, of each of the cellular organelles.
University of California
Ucmp: Introduction to Viruses
A brief overview of viruses from the University of California. Discusses the difference between the lysogenic phase and the lytic phase, gives examples of viral diseases, and provides information on the relationship between viruses and...
Stanford University
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Responses
The worldwide spread of influenza in 1918 activated much scientific research into the source of the virus, its treatment, and therapy for those affected. Read about how the concept of a virus causing such a disease was validated.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Kids Work!: Hospital: Medical Lab Technician
Follow this interactive to identify the differences between bacteria and viruses. Look through the lens of a microscope to observe how each functions and impacts humans.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Resisting Antibiotics
The Why? Files have provided information related to antibiotic resistant viruses. New antibiotics have been created to battle the ever-changing virus.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Retroviruses
A good description of a particular family of viruses. Of interest due to the fact that AIDS is probably caused by a retrovirus.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Epidemic: Rna Viruses
A good page devoted to the RNA family of viruses that differ slightly from standard DNA viruses. Discusses the difference and characteristics of such viruses.
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Microbiologia 2 Bachillerato
This unit will allow you to have a broader idea about microorganism, people and the ecosystem. It contains 16 interactive activities.