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LEVEL 1:
brief, basic information laid out in an easy-to-read format. May use informal language. (Includes most news articles)
LEVEL 2:
provides additional background information and further reading. Introduces some subject-specific language.
LEVEL 3:
lengthy, detailed information. Frequently uses technical/subject-specific language. (Includes most analytical articles)
Key Terms
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Bacterium
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Epidemic
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Microorganism
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Pandemic
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Parasite
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Pathogen
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Prion
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Vector
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Virus
SHE Statements and Disease
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SARS - A Modern Epidemic
SARS is a virus in the same group as the common cold, cornonviruses. Unlike the common cold, it kills 10% of the people it infects.
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What we do
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Emergencies : Disease outbreaks
List the various infectious diseases and how WHO assists when the epidemics/pandemics occur.
Overview
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Infectious disease
Infectious disease, in medicine, a process caused by a microorganism that impairs a person’s health. An infection, by contrast, is the invasion of and replication in the body by any of various microbial agents... -
Infectious diseases
Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms — such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Many organisms live in and on our bodies. They're normally harmless or even helpful, but under certain conditions, some organisms may cause disease.
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Emerging Disease Issues
This is a link to The Pennsylvania State University course on infectious diseases. It has a list of short videos introducing the impact of diseases on global and domestic levels.
Film clip
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Influenza; vaccine
There are dozens of types of influenza viruses that cause flu symptoms. The avian flu: H5N1. These letters and numbers identify variations in two different proteins on the surface of an influenza virus-- H for hemagglutinin, which has 18 subtypes, and N for neuraminidase, which comes in 11 varieties.
Oliver
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Online Encyclopaedia
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EBSCO Search Box
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Example of Books
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World Health Organization by Call Number: 344.04 GRAISBN: 9780836855241Publication Date: 2003 -
Fighting infectious disease by Call Number: 614.5 MORISBN: 9780431148847Publication Date: 2002 -
Fighting infectious diseases by Call Number: 616.9 FIGISBN: 9781925339383Publication Date: 2017
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