Diseases A to Z  (American Lung Association) http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/index.html Provides information on lung cancer, tuberculosis, emphysema and A1AD related emphysema, pneumonia, anthrax, asthma, sarcoidosis, HIV/AIDS and lung disease, and influenza.  Includes a wide variety of fact sheets on anything to do with lungs, including effects of smoking tobacco, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Fact Sheets http://www.nfid.org/factsheets/Default.html         Provides fact sheets on a wide variety of infectious diseases and vaccinations.  Topics include: chickenpox, diptheria, hepatitis, influenza, measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, tuberculosis, encephalitis, and varicella. Web MD Health http://my.webmd.com/         Provides medical information on a wide variety of diseases & conditions, as well as drugs & herbs.  Includes a section on health & wellness issues including nutrition, aging, fitness, etc.  Provides feature stories and news articles related to health issues. Discovery Health http://health.discovery.com/ Provides access to information on a wide variety of viral and bacterial diseases through an alphabetical listing of diseases and conditions.  Includes a drug reference center, a diet and fitness area, a bioterrorism area, and a variety of other specific health areas.  Features news articles and special reports. Anatomy of an Epidemic http://library.thinkquest.org/11170/ Provides information on bacteria and viruses as disease causing agents.  Examines the epidemics of: AIDS, cholera, diphtheria, ebola, hepatitis, herpes, influenza, mad cow disease, plague, smallpox, tuberculosis, typhoid and whooping cough.  Includes a discussion on prevention and the normal cycle of an epidemic. Attack of the Killer Germs http://library.thinkquest.org/3361/index.html Provides information on the human immune system and how it is affected by viruses.  Examines AIDS, Asthma, German measles, influenza, multiple sclerosis, and poliomyelitis. National Library of Medicine - Med Line      http://medlineplus.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus                 Provides links on all health related topics, diseases, medical conditions and wellness issues.  Includes links to organizations, journals, and drug (pharmaceutical) information. On Health - a new way to look at everything      http://onhealth.com                 Features symptoms, causes and treatments on over 350 common diseases and medical conditions.  Includes information on family health, alternative medicine, lifestyles, food and fitness issues.  Daily feature stories for health consumers. The Common Cold  (NAIAID Fact Sheet) http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/cold.htm Provides extensive information on the common cold, its causes, symptoms, how it is spread, prevention, and treatments. Flu Facts for Everyone http://www.cdc.gov/nip/Flu/Public.htm#Q&As Provides extensive information about influenza and the flu shots.  Makes comparisons between the flu and anthrax. Influenza  (MedInfo) http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/influenza.html Provides extensive information on the influenza virus, its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, research, and prevention.  Links to related sites. Influenza Prevention & control      http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/flu/fluvirus.htm                 Features information on the flu virus worldwide, vaccines used to prevent the spread of the virus, and a general history of pandemics.  Includes clinical features of influenza, antiviral information, and travel advisories. Tuberculosis Resources http://www.cpmc.columbia.edu/tbcpp/         Provides extensive information about tuberculosis, its skin tests, treatment and prevention.  Includes clinical information for more advanced students. To go back to McMath Library Homepage click here:         http://public.sd38.bc.ca:8004/~mcmathlib This page is maintained by Ms. B. Knoepfel (Teacher-Librarian).