Emerging Infectious Diseases - Animations and ImagesShow Full Record3190
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Annenberg Media
Resource Type(s):
Audio Visual Materials, Illustrations
Searchable Keywords:
DiseasesEmerging infectious diseases
Abstract:
Lists a collection of animations and images illustrating different aspects of emerging infectious diseases. A sample of the collection includes the following titles: Antigenic Shift, Bacterial Transformation, and Influenza Infection. When each animations and/or image is opened, a set of related links is available for locating additional information about a topic. This collection is provided by Annenberg Media to "help teachers increase their expertise in the fields and assist them in improving ...
Global Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events: Understanding the Contributions to Infectious Disease EmergenceShow Full Record3216
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Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Resource Type(s):
Books, Presentations
Searchable Keywords:
Adverse effectsClimatic changeDisease transmissionEpidemiologyInfectious diseases
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From report summary: Presents a summary report of a public workshop entitled Global Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events: Understanding the Potential Contributions to the Emergence, Reemergence and Spread of Infectious Disease hosted by the Forum on Microbial Threats of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in Washington, DC, on December 4 and 5, 2007. The purpose of the workshop was to "explore the anticipated direct and indirect effects of global climate change and extreme weather events on inf...
Grief on the Coral Reef - General Wildlife and EducationShow Full Record4269
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University of Wisconsin-Madison. Board of Regents
Resource Type(s):
Issue Overviews
Searchable Keywords:
Climatic changeCoral diseasesCoral reefsEndangered species
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From article: "All Australia is grieving for Steve Irwin, Crocodile Hunter of TV fame, who was killed Sept. 4, when a stingray's barb pierced his heart on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The photogenic, enthusiastic reptile-wrestler, died on the reef he loved at age 44. Suitably, he died on a biological wonder that is itself threatened with death: the coral reef.
Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research, Third Edition [E-book]Show Full Record5885
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Ornithological Council. BIRDNET
Resource Type(s):
Books
Searchable Keywords:
Animal welfareMethodsResearchWild birds
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Describes methodology in using wild birds for research purposes. From the book's introduction, "The intent is to examine the kinds of impacts that result from research methods, with the goal of eliminating or minimizing those impacts.... We provide peer-reviewed information about methods to achieve outcomes based on the refinement principle [the use of methods that alleviate or minimize potential pain and distress and that enhance animal well-being].... [T]his Guide is not intended to be a compl...
The Why Files - Why Emerging Infectious Diseases are Now More ThreateningShow Full Record102
Source:
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Board of Regents
Resource Type(s):
Instruction, Issue Overviews
Searchable Keywords:
Disease transmissionEmerging infectious diseasesEtiologyParasitesSocial aspectsZoonoses
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A part of the online magazine "The Why Files", this five, web page article focuses on the Ebola virus. It provides a brief overview on the causes of infectious diseases, how diseases are able to jump species, the dangerous traits of pathogens, and reasons why we should be concerned about emerging diseases. Some of the main concerns scientists have about infectious diseases are the speed in which they can travel over international borders, threats of biological warfare and bio-terrorism, and the ...
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Presentation slides for "Climate Change: Contributions to Emergence, Reemergence and Spread of Infectious Disease" Show Full Record 5421
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