The Mystery Spot

Try your sleuthing abilities to guess these infectious disease problems. Interesting classroom ideas...

MicrobeWorld

Good information for people of all ages from the American Society of Microbiologists.

Youthealth.com

Superb animations are used on this site to take young people through various health topics. Your kids will love it!

Infection, Detection, Protection

Excellent site from the American Museum of Natural History, aimed at kids (especially teens), parents, teachers.

Do Bugs Need Drugs?

Cool site for healthcare workers, teachers, kids and parents or anyone who wants practical information about antibiotics and drug resistance in a simplified format.

Bugs in the News!

Ever wondered what the heck that infection is? Well, this will tell you. Several levels of difficulty, from the kid in all of us to the experienced infection control professional - all will get a kick out of this site! Take your family...

Health Canada - Office of Biosafety Material Safety Data Sheets

Want more information about a particular infectious agent? This site has lots of practical information laid out in a fact sheet format about infectious agents. Great for those obscure and rarer organisms that don't seem to be listed anywhere!

Yuckiest Site on the Internet!

Wonderful site for kids to ask questions about health issues and receive factual information in their own language.

Medical Dictionary

The real value to this medical dictionary is in the search tool. Look up anything!

Dennis Kunkel's Electron Microscopy Gallery

Copyright Dennis Kunkel
Great electron micrographs that can be downloaded for educational purposes. A picture is worth a thousand words...!