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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

For Students 9th - 10th
A page on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) from World Health Organization contains some information on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a form of a TSE. The fact sheet discusses its origination, provides some...
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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Meningitis

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an overview of the communicable illness meningitis. Includes a fact sheet on types of meningitis, methods of transmission and ways in which the disease is treated.
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American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Lab Tests Online: Syphilis

For Students 10th - 12th
What are the symptoms of syphilis? What will happen if I do not get treated? How is syphilis transmitted? These questions are answered along with several others on this informative site. This site also delves into the kind of test...
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Remedy Health Media

The Body: Hiv Infection and Aids

For Students 9th - 10th
A good article on the infection of HIV and the subsequent disease. Discusses transmission and symptoms. Original resource from 2008 U. S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.