Microorganisms capable of causing disease—pathogens—usually enter our bodies through the mouth, eyes, nose, or urogenital openings, or through wounds or bites that breach the skin barrier.
Diseases and Organisms in Healthcare Settings
Parasitic Diseases, 7th Edition
Infectious Diseases from the Merck Manual Professional Edition
Mayo Clinic Diseases & Conditions
Comprehensive guides on hundreds of conditions.
Johns Hopkins Medicine Conditions and Diseases
Brief introductions and links to more information.
Diseases Caused by Microorganisms
Washington (DC): American Society for Microbiology; 2013.
FAQ: E. Coli: Good, Bad, & Deadly
A global electronic reporting system for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases and toxins is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.
links to lesson plans, modules, and more on infectious diseases from OER commons
These free lecture slides from the University of Michigan can serve as an excellent introductory foundation for understanding the workings of infectious pathologies.
The Infectious Disease Society of America
An overview of selected diseases caused by bacterial and viral microbes. The BioTopics website gives access to interactive resource material, developed to support the learning and teaching of Biology at a variety of levels.
Antibiotics are prescription drugs that work against bacterial infection, not viral infection—and bacterial infections worldwide are becoming increasingly resistant to the antibiotics, causing a massive public health issue.
Microbiology/Infectious Diseases
Professor Dave Explains
Mayo Clinic
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