Bio 462: Parasitology

* Science News
* Journal Article Databases
* Websites
* Print Reference Sources

How to Cite Sources

* Science News

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

  • Science Online
    Online version of the journal Science
    Try the section "Weekly News from Science"
  • ScienceNow
    Science new articles on a daily & weekly basis
  • Science Update
    Daily 60 second audio update on science topics
  • EurekAlert!
    Press releases from universities and research organizations

National Public Radio (NPR)

Nature

  • Podcasts
    Audio news from Nature, the premier British science journal

Scientific American

  • Podcasts
    Weekly conversation with scientists and news journalists
    60-Second Science, a quick daily audio feature
  • Science News
    Online science news articles

 

* Journal Article Databases

  • Academic Search Premier
    Secondary and primary articles from all disciplines, some linked full text
  • Annual Reviews
    Scholarly review articles from all disciplines, some linked full text
  • American Society of Microbiology Journals
    Full text online content from 11 microbiology-related journals
  • BIOSIS
    Index to article citations from comprehensive list of biology journals
  • Science Citation Index/Web of Science
    Index to article citations from comprehensive list of science journals; search by keyword or citation search on specific known sources
  • Medline
    Index to article citations from biomedical journals including information on clinical trials
  • PubMed
    A free online database that indexes article citations from biomedical journals and provices access to information on clinical trials (provided by US National Library of Medicine; not accessed through Earlham-no SFX links to Earlham full text holdings)

 

* Websites

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

DPD - Division of Parasitic Diseases

  • Offers information on parasites, including life cycles, clinical features, and treatment
  • Enter through DPDx: Laboratory Assistance link and follow links to parasite information
World Health Organization
Infectious Diseases
  • Fact sheets on diseases and links to related websites are provided here
TDR (Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases)
  • Information on "neglected infectious diseases that disproportionally affect poor and marginalized populations" — such as African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, Dengue, Leishmaniasis, Leprosy, and others
  • TDR Image Library — Images of researchers, patients, field settings, etc. These can be re-used for educational purposes
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases MEDLINEplus
  • Comprehensive government site for consumer health information on over 600 diseases and conditions. Consult "Health topics." Also offers a medical encyclopedia, information on drugs, and directories of hospitals and doctors.
WWW Virtual Library: Microbiology and Virology
  • Collection of hundreds of links related to microbiology and virology. "Subjects covered include culture collections, databases, educational sites, journals, government and regulatory sites, images, medical microbiology, university departments, virology, protista, and references to newsgroups, Email lists, and other resources for the microbiologist."

 

* Print Reference Sources

A selection of print resources found in the Wildman Science Library reference area (first floor). Browse the surrounding area and in the same call number locations downstairs to find other applicable resources.

Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence. Sci Ref RA 649 .E53 2001

The Merck Manual (18th edition). Sci Ref RM 127 .M4 2006

The Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home Edition.
Sci Ref RC 55 .M41 1997

The PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs. Sci Ref RM 301.15 .P39 2002

Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR). Sci Ref RS 75 .P5 2007

Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. Sci Ref RC 961 .P48 2002