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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
A great website to find credible and relevant secondary sources for your organism in regards to public health.
Diseases and Conditions - MayoClinic.com
Comprehensive guides on hundreds of conditions from the Mayo Clinic, a non-profit leader in health care.
MedlinePlus - Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
Recommended source to find information on clinical diseases and treatment and prevention.
The Merck Manual Consumer Health Handbook
Contains most of the information found on the MERCK Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy but is much more concise.
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Contains information on diagnosis, treatment, prevention, risk factors, and more for a variety of diseases and disorders.
Missouri Department of Health
Find local news and information on organisms impacting public health.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
"Leading research to understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases."
WHO | World Health Organization
Find information on world health topics, data and statistics, news, programs, disease outbreaks, evidence based guidelines, and public health challenges and reform.

Cells Alive
Film and computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms.
William Patterson University - Virtual Science Enrichment Center
Animated microbiology tutorials.
PubMed
More than 20 million citations for biomedical literature. If you find an article you would like to have, contact a reference librarian for full-text access.