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Curated OER

Kids Health: The Flu

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about influenza, the vaccine, and who should receive it.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Influenza: The Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a list of "flu-like symptoms," learn who is at risk for developing the flu, and read about how the flu is spread. This website also provides a chart showing "peak months for flu activity" and advice for treating the flu and flu...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: The Influenza (Flu) Viruses

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the different types of flu viruses, and learn how the flu can spread and change. Learn how many people are hospitalized due to the influenza virus every year and more.
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Stanford University

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a general overview of the influenza pandemic of 1918 which hit across the world just as World War I was ending. Find out how the virus spread, how fast it killed its victims, and how public health groups tried to deal with the flu.
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Stanford University

Stanford University: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
Article that shows through text, photos, and historically significant documents the toll of the flu epidemic of 1918 in America.
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US Food and Drug Administration

Fda: Influenza Virus Vaccine Safety & Availability

For Students 9th - 10th
The FDA provides a brief description of flu symptoms, an overview of the high-risk groups that ought to get yearly flu vaccines, and links to articles and statistics on flu vaccines from the year 2000 to now.