Diseases

Love:  Health Research

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Assignment:

Use library resources to locate information on your disease or disorder.  Your list of questions will guide your research.  Take care to gather important, detailed and complete answers to the questions. A two page paper will be written.  Do not type.

     

Information Needed

  • common name of the disease, any other names (nickname)

  • cause of the disease

  • symptoms

  • incubation of the disease

  • transmission

  • how do you control it, and how to prevent it 

  • provide a graph or statistics to explain the disease for presentation (no pictures of "the disease")  

List all sources of info pertaining to your presentation. 

Online Research Resources

Resources

 Resources Information & Statistics

.Clear and comprehensive information on conditions and diseases, health and wellness, mental health, and the human body

1. Facts on File Health Reference Center

EBSCOhost graphic

EBSCOhost

(Life Sciences Databases)

Convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information

1. EBSCO Consumer Health

Gale Databases

 Gale PowerSearch

Center for Disease Control

ProQuest Sirs Knowledge Source

 

Book Research Resources
See your book reserve cart in the library. 

Final Steps
Look over your work and evaluate your information.  Do you have sufficient USEFUL and complete information?  Are all questions fully answered?  Do you have a list of resources used?

Evaluate carefully and go back and fill in areas where information is not clear or lacking.
Updated 12/14/09