Lyme on the Loose: What's Inside This Tick?

Abstract:: This BioBulletin Web site takes a close look at the Lyme disease epidemic in the U.S. The site includes text, videos, photographs, and interviews with key scientists. The Introduction lays out the set of biological and environmental circumstances that have converged to create the perfect conditions for a Lyme disease epidemic. Trees, Ticks, and Spirochetes takes an in-depth look at Lyme disease, including its ecology. Fewer Trees, More Disease examines the link between deforestation and Lyme disease epidemics. Outbreaks from Outer Space discusses landscape epidemiology and how satellite imagery is being used to study and predict high-risk areas. Disease Detectives looks at the work of epidemiologists and how they solved the mystery of Lyme disease.

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Med Myst: Mission 5, Zero Hour Zoonoses

Abstract:: This is an interactive learning adventure for middle school students and has accompanying classroom activities and magazines. In Mission Five: Zero Hour Zoonoses, students learn about zoonotic pathogens and the diseases they cause, while trying to prevent a bioterror attack.

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Abstract:: This BioBulletin Web site examines the balance between microbes and humans, and how the scale tips when habitats are damaged. The site includes text, videos, photographs, and interviews with key scientists. The Introduction takes a quick look at the ways Earth's complex web of life protects humans from pests, pathogens, and parasites. Biodiversity and Human Health discusses how biodiversity is the first and most fundamental defense against infectious agents. Ecosystem Change and Diseases examines the dangerous way in which the equilibrium between predator and prey can shift when habitats are damaged. Human Disturbance explains how our relationship with nature has caused many of the problems we are now facing with infections diseases. Reducing Risks explains 10 global initiatives needed to reduce the spread of infectious disease.