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Global Polio Eradication Initiative: History of Polio

For Students 9th - 10th
This timeline from Global Polio Eradication Initiative of pictures, descriptions, and events -- all of which describe the history of polio and its vaccine -- is organized into three large sections: "Endemic Polio 1580BC-1953," "Vaccine...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Edward Jenner (1749 1823)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of the Fordham University provides a highly detailed biography of Edward Jenner (1749-1823 CE), noted physician and discoverer of the smallpox vaccine. Also presented are three original...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Jonas Salk

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Jonas Salk, the man who saved thousands of lives by discovering a vaccine for polio. (In Spanish)
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Enough to Go Around

For Students 9th - 10th
Why? Files article posted on November 21, 2002, introduces the brave new idea of edible vaccines.
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Nfid: Facts About Rubella for Adults

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains what rubella is, how to prevent it, symptoms, who should get the vaccine. Includes FAQ about rubella.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Edward Jenner

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the english physician and scientist who was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, the first vaccination.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Jonas Salk

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Jonas Salk and the development of the polio vaccine. This article from the MIT Invention Dimension includes several links to further information on the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and the Salk Institute for...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Compendium of Rabies Prevention & Control

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Centers for Disease Control provides information about the rabies vaccine and immune globulin. It gives some background information on rabies, but mainly focuses on the vaccine, what it is comprised of, who should...
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National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Inmunologia 2 Bachillerato

For Students 9th - 10th
How do we defend against disease? Why should get vaccinated? Find the answers to these questions and everything about the immune system in this session. It contains 16 interactive activities.
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PBS

Pbs: Jonas Salk (1914 1995)

For Students 9th - 10th
A Science Odyssey biography of Jonas Salk from PBS, noted medical scientist who discovered the vaccine for polio. Easy to read format with link to "Paralyzing Polio," a colorfully animated and interactive comic strip. Links also...
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Netdoctor: Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment for whooping cough. Throughout this article, there are links to related information bacteria, complications and other diseases related to whooping cough. A section on the...
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Harvard University

Harvard University Library: Benjamin Waterhouse, 1754 1846

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical facts on the medical career of Benjamin Waterhouse, the first doctor to test the smallpox vaccine in the United States.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do You Need to Get a Flu Shot Every Year?

For Students 9th - 10th
Why do we need a new flu shot every year? Vaccines for diseases like mumps and rubella offer a lifetime of protection with two shots early in life; what's so special about the flu?
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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Yellow Fever

For Students 9th - 10th
Site about Yellow Fever, vaccine, countries at risk in Africa, control, and epidemiology of yellow fever in 1994 and 1995. This site also has a great table of the number of cases and deaths reported to the World Health Organization...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.63 Immunity

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn how vaccines create immunity against pathogenic infections.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Polio Vaccinations

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the likes and differences of the two polio vaccines, Salk and Sabin.
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Bio Ethics Education Project (Beep): Human Health

For Students 9th - 10th
The tutorial explores human health. Topics included are genes, vaccination, health risks, and drugs in sports. The resource consists of articles,additional resources, and activities.
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Jewish American Hall of Fame: Jonas Salk (1914 1995)

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Jonas Salk, one of the men to invent a polio vaccine.
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Website
Other

The Edward Jenner Museum: Edward Jenner

For Students 9th - 10th
A very complete biography of Edward Jenner, from his birth to his death. Includes pictures and discusses his discovery of vaccination.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Anitviral Drugs for Influenza

For Students 9th - 10th
Site about ways to cure influenza, aside from vaccines like antiviral drugs.
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Read Works

Read Works: Healing Power

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Lady Mary Wortley Montagu who helped create a vaccination for small pox. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Just What the Doctor Ordered

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about polio, its effects, and the development of a vaccine. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Just What the Doctor Ordered

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about polio and the vaccine created to protect against it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Muscle Power

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about attempts to create a vaccination for he AIDS virus. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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