Disease Exhibition Project: Selected Information Sources

Visit these sites to learn more about the disease you have chosen as your research topic. Please speak with Mrs. O'Keefe if you need help, or have any questions - she will be happy to assist you!

Student Resource Center
This terrific database features the full text of UXL Science, Sick!, the Gale Encyclopedia of Science, and many other encyclopedias and reference information sources, as well as articles from magazines, academic journals and newspapers. The Student Resource Center is a great database in which to search for information about the causes, description, diagnosis, prognosis, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of disease. Also included in entries for many diseases is a helpful "Words to Know" section.
(Please note: You will have to log in with an ID to use this resource. An overview of this collection, as well as each of the other databases and collections for which we have paid a fee, is available in the IMC. This "Full-Text Resources Available to the CMS Research Community" guide also includes any passwords or other information you will need to log into a particular database. )

WebMD: Health A-Z

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Diseases & Conditions A-Z Index

National Institutes of Health (NIH): Health Topics A-Z

KidsHealth: Kids' Health Problems (Also look at TeensHealth: Diseases & Conditions)

MayoClinic.com: Diseases and Conditions A-Z

MedlinePlus: Health Topics

Wikipedia
Enter your own search in this terrific resource, or use the links provided below. (When available, visit the "External Links", listed at the end of each subject entry.)
Chickenpox
Hepatitis
Herpes Simplex
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (You may also want to learn more about Gardasil
Lyme Disease
Malaria
Meningitis
Pneumonia
Polio
Rabies
Scarlet Fever
Tuberculosis

eMedicineHealth.com
Enter your search from the homepage, or find your research topic using the Topics A-Z feature.

EBSCOHost Research Databases
Log in to this collection to search Middle Search Plus, MasterFILE Premier, Health Source-Consumer Edition, and other full-text databases, featuring magazine and journal articles, encyclopedias and other reference information sources, and other content.
(Please note: You will have to log in with a User ID and Password to use this resource. An overview of this collection, as well as each of the other databases and collections for which we have paid a fee, is available in the IMC. This "Full-Text Resources Available to the CMS Research Community" guide also includes any passwords or other information you will need to log into a particular database. )