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Kid-Friendly Sites
Government sites
- Vaccines & the Immune System (exit)
Explains vaccines and how they work in your body. - American Museum of Natural History (exit)
Infection - Detection - Protection. This Web site will help you unravel the mystery! - BAM! Disease Detectives: Stalking SARS
Follow CDC Disease Detectives as they track down the source of SARS. Learn about the outbreak, what happens in those high-tech labs, and research that's way beyond science class.- BAM! Disease Detectives: Epidemiologist
Stacie Neff is an epidemiologist (EP-e-DEE-me-AH-Lah-jist)
- BAM! Disease Detectives: Epidemiologist
- Buzz on Scuzz (exit)
Are gross germs left behind when you wash your hands? This hand-washing "how-to," and the 411 on germs can help. - EXCITE (exit)
Collection of teaching materials developed to introduce students to public health and epidemiology, the science used by "Disease Detectives" everywhere. - How Lou Got the Flu (exit)
- Indian Health Services Kids page (exit)
- Kids.gov (exit)
Find links to government and other kids' sites -- grouped by age and subject. Explore, learn, and have fun! - Kid's Quest (exit)
Techno-health wizard - Meet the Immune Platoon (exit)
The BAM! site's Immune Platoon shows a team of super-powered white blood cells dedicated to protecting your body from infections and other diseases that threaten your body's good health. Bonus--diseases database shows the Immune Platoon's arch-enemies. - Infectious Disease Trading Cards
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Kids' Pages (exit)
Here at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) we study environmentally caused health problems from A to Z -- like Asthma, Cancer, Lead, or even Zinc! - Operation Infection Detection (exit)
Learn how Team CDC investigates the West Nile Virus - Rabies
Rabies is a serious disease caused by a virus. Visit this interesting website to find out how to protect yourself and your pets. - Xpert Opinion (exit)
Daniel is the 'Diseases' Xpert. Get advice from him about diseases... - All About Vaccines (exit)
The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) kids-site that explains vaccines - Mad Cow Disease (exit)
- Many more CDC Kids' Sites...
Other Sites
- BrainPop (exit)
- MedMyst (exit)
An interactive learning adventure. As you enter a futuristic world, you will help solve medical mysteries in infectious diseases. - Lyme Disease: Tick Removal- A Step by Step Guide (exit)
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Content last reviewed on May 8, 2007
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases