Here are some links to help you with your research on communicable disease.  Remember that you need to cite all sources (both books and online) that you use (Bibliography information).

General links:

• World Book Online Encyclopedias – access from school or home
• eLibrary – Full-text magazines, newspapers, books, and transcripts; maps, pictures, educator-approved websites from Homework Central, and audio/visual files
• MayoClinic.com
• WebMD
• Communicable disease fact sheets (NY Dept of Health)
• CDC A-Z Index
• Discovery Health – Diseases & Conditions Encyclopedia
• MedicineNet – Diseases & Conditions A-Z list
• Communicable disease prevention (VA Department of Health)
• Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center – Diseases & Conditions section – access from Library Research Databases page or through Blackboard (from home)

HIV/AIDS sources:

• Kids Health – Teen Page
• Kids Health – Kids Page
• Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center – Diseases & Conditions section – access from Library Research Databases page or through Blackboard (from home)
• The Body: Complete HIV/AIDS resource
• AVERT – statistics
• US AID HIV/AIDS
• HIV/AIDS in developing countries (British document 2003)
• Why we should care: HIV/AIDS around the world (The Body)
• HIV/AIDS statistics and features by world region, end 2001 and 2007

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sources:

• MRSA Infection – Mayo Clinic
• Questions about MRSA in Schools – CDC
• MRSA Infection – MedicineNet.com
• WebMD MRSA search

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