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Also Try AIDS and HIV Resources Lists Viruses (Karolinska Institutet) Provides sources of information on viruses by types of diseases they cause. 1-04 News -12-11-05 "Superspreaders" a Key for Spread of Disease (Scientific American) "James Lloyd-Smith, a biophysicist at the University of California at Berkeley and colleagues studied the statistics of eight diseases ranging from measles to monkeypox, and were surprised to find that there was no meaningful 'average' number of people who could be infected by a contagious individual. 'A lot of people don’t infect anyone,' Lloyd-Smith says. Rather, a tiny number of superspreaders are responsible for an epidemic. The researchers developed a mathematical model to predict disease dynamics arising from superspreaders, which showed that depending on circumstances, a viral outbreak can either fizzle out or explode." " 'There is a great need for rapid action once a disease is identified, to identify the people you should target for control,' Lloyd-Smith says." 12-05 Papers AIDS Hides In Blood Cells (applesforhealth) University of Minnesota researchers report the AIDS virus can hide and reproduce in the body's dormant T-cells, out of reach of drugs currently used to treat the disease. 11-19-99. AIDS Virus Hides and Unusual Case Probed (applesforhealth) The virus that causes AIDS may never be completely eradicated from infected patients. In a series of articles in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers say the virus continues to mutate even when it can't be detected in a patient's blood as long as three years. 06-25-99 Franklin, Rosalind (PBS.org) After completing her essential discoveries on DNA, "She turned her attention to viruses, publishing 17 papers in five years. Her group's findings laid the foundation for structural virology." 4-03 Hepatitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Provides fact sheets for Hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D, and E. 5-00 Microbes (Microbe.org) Describes the different types of microbes, including viruses and bacteria. 11-01 Research - Cancer Viruses Hit Their Mark (applesforhealth) Researchers have identified the role of a protein segment that allows some cancer-causing viruses to latch onto and infect cells. 10-22-99. Virus May Fight Bacterial Infections (applesforhealth.com) Describes a research study that shows promise for fighting Strep throat, pneumonia, and other infections that are normally resistant to antibiotics. The virus is engineered to destroy only one type of bacteria, an effective and possibly healthier solution compared to use of conventional antibiotics. Conventional antibiotics attack useful as well as infectious bacteria. 3-01 Virus Project (School.Discovery.com) "Just like their spectrum of effects, viruses vary widely in shapes and sizes. In this activity, students will create a larger-than-life model of one of six different viruses. For maximum impact, you should assign models to students to make sure that six will be created. By comparing their completed virus models, students will see how different viruses can be in size and structure." 1-04 Viruses (UCMP) Provides an introduction to viruses. Viruses - Retroviruses and HIV (Sander) Provides diagrams and explanations regarding the structures of viruses. 5-00 Viruses - The Structures of Viruses (Stannard) Provides diagrams and explanations regarding the structures of viruses. 5-00 West Nile Virus (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Provides a fact sheet on the virus. 12-01 Purchase Resources Microbiology Resources (Microbiology.org - American Society for Microbiology) Provides curriculum materials, reviews, news magazines, journals, and more. "The Library is a peer-reviewed collection of teaching and learning materials focused at the undergraduate level." 02-07 Research Virus May Fight Bacterial Infections (applesforhealth) Describes a research study that shows promise for fighting Strep throat, pneumonia, and other infections that are normally resistant to antibiotics. The virus is engineered to destroy only one type of bacteria, an effective and possibly healthier solution compared to use of conventional antibiotics. Conventional antibiotics attack useful as well as infectious bacteria. 3-01

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