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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878.
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Yellow Fever

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

For Students 9th - 10th
Very detailed overview of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Includes the history of the disease, how it is transmitted, treatment options, pictures and much more.
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Article
The Economist

The Economist: Dengue Fever: A Deadly Scourge

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the growing epidemic of dengue fever, or DHF, in Mexico and other tropical areas. The virus is caused by mosquitos.
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Handout
Other

Virginia Department of Health: Typhus Fever (Flea Borne)

For Students 9th - 10th
Fact sheet on flea-borne typhus fever. Includes the symptoms of typhus, how it is spread, what the treatments are, and much more information.
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Handout
New York State Dept. of Health

New York State Department of Health: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

For Students 9th - 10th
From the New York State Department of Health, a communicable disease fact sheet on Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
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Primary
Harvard University

Harvard University Library Open Collections Program: The Yellow Fever

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. Some topics explored are Benjamin Rush, the Santo Domingan influence, and background information on the yellow fever. Additional resources include web pages, references, and...
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Yellow Fever Cause Discovered

For Students 9th - 10th
You have probably never heard of anyone you know having Yellow Fever. But in the early 1900s, it was mysterious as well as deadly. How was it transmitted? What did people do to try to prevent getting sick? Read the story at this site.
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Handout
About Kids Health

About Kids Health: Scarlet Fever

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a general overview of scarlet fever which is a strep throat infection with a rash. Learn what it is, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
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Website
Center for Educational Technologies

Nasa Classroom of the Future: Rift Valley Fever

For Students 9th - 10th
The Classroom of the Future provides a nice activity integrating many subject areas. Students work in groups to research outbreaks of Rift Valley Fever in Kenya, and determine actions to control and prevent its spread. Background...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Fever Instruction Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
First aid guidelines for dealing with fevers.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Fever 1793

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Article
Henry J. Sage

Sage American History: Oregon Boundary Dispute and Oregon Fever

For Students 9th - 10th
Article outlining the disputes and events in the 1840s leading to the acquisition of the Oregon Territory which included land west of the Continental Divide between northern California and the Province of British Columbia.
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Handout
World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Dengue Fever

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about how Dengue is transmitted and what it does to the human body.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Chocolate Fever

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Chocolate Fever" by Robert Kimmel Smith. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Unit Plan
British Library

British Library:dreamers and Dissenters: Filth and Fever

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief account of British history where learners examine the causes and effects of filth and fever during the Victorian era in England.
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Interactive
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Pinata Fever: Add and Subtract With Negative Numbers

For Students 5th - 8th
A fast paced game where students add and subtract positive and negative integers quickly so they can smash a pinata. Three levels of play, and instructional help is available as they progress.
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Website
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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Handout
Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Benjamin Rush

For Students 9th - 10th
The fourth of seven children born to Quaker parents, Benjamin Rush was the most famous physician of his time. Known and respected by many of the Founding generation, Benjamin Rush treated illnesses such as yellow fever and smallpox,...
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Website
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Education: Disease Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
Disease maps that trace the incidence of West Nile virus, encephalitis and dengue fever across the United States and its territories demonstrate one of the many uses of geography.
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Ebola [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact card on Ebola hemorrhagic fever explains where this disease occur and the symptoms.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: B. M. Bower

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author B. M. Bower including the full text of 11 novels including Cabin Fever and six short stories including "The Spirit of the Range".
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Buzz Off

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about scientists genetically engineering a mosquito that will not carry a disease called dengue fever. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: First Aid & Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
This website includes several links that will help you learn first-aid skills that you might need to use in emergency situations. Learn how to deal with allergic reactions, animal bites, fevers, heat illness, nosebleeds, and other...

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