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Glossary of terms related to infectious diseases

Links to sites that define the different types of Infectious Disease and explain some of the medical terminology surrounding the area of bacteriology. A Brief history of Infectious Disease Bio Space; Online glossary of terms Edward Jenner Infectious Disease Weblink Medscape: use the Medical Dictionary function to find definitions National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Olive Tree glossary of Ancient Diseases   The fight against infectious disease: pages within this unit What is an Infectious Disease? A Glossary of Infectious Diseases, Edward Jenner, Louis Pasteur, Robert Koch, Vaccination, The Development of Drugs, Paul Ehrlich, Gerhard Domagk, Alexander Fleming, Howard Florey and Ernst Chain, The importance of Penicillin, Factors affecting the development of drugs and treatments. Activities within the Unit Glossary vocabulary test This activity checks your knowledge of infectious disease Drag and Drop game Do you know who developed each form of medicine? Breakthrough against Infectious Disease Use the information in this unit to answer a detailed question, then see how it compares with a suggested response. Ideal revision tool. Recommended textbooks and revision guides Textbooks Revision Guides

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