This Leichhardt Guide will give you some basic jumping off points to learn more about death from diseases, the history of human diseases and the development of vaccinations. It will help you to find good resources on both sides of the debate on whether or not to vaccinate against disease.
Overview resources – if you are new to the topic
START HERE:
CNN: epidemics through history. An interactive resource with short historical information. http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2014/10/health/epidemics-through-history/
Infographic. The deadliest disease outbreaks in history. https://www.good.is/infographics/infographic-the-deadliest-disease-outbreaks-in-history#open
Vaccination infographics https://teamvaccine.com/2013/08/16/top-10-vaccine-infographics/ A selection of the best factual infographics on vaccination.
Infographic. The deadliest disease outbreaks in history. https://www.good.is/infographics/infographic-the-deadliest-disease-outbreaks-in-history#open
Vaccination infographics https://teamvaccine.com/2013/08/16/top-10-vaccine-infographics/ A selection of the best factual infographics on vaccination.
Or if you are ready to research here are some important websites:
.History of vaccination https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/about
WHO (World Health Organisation) Health Topics Infectious diseases http://www.who.int/topics/infectious_diseases/en/
ABC Splash – Educational information about a range of topics. Vaccinations search found these links http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/search/vaccinations//
WHO (World Health Organisation) Health Topics Infectious diseases http://www.who.int/topics/infectious_diseases/en/
ABC Splash – Educational information about a range of topics. Vaccinations search found these links http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/search/vaccinations//
Use these KEYWORDS to search GOOGLE, GOOGLE BOOKS OR SCHOLAR, JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES, WIKIPEDIA, YOUTUBE
- ‘HISTORY DEATH DISEASE’
- THE NAMES OF SPECIFIC DEADLY DISEASES: POLIO, DYPTHERIA, SMALLPOX, VACCINATION
- 'VACINATION DEVELOPMENT’
- ‘VACCINATION DEBATE’
- ‘VACCINATION DEBATE AUSTRALIA’
- Wikipedia is a great resource, particularly if you are new to a topic.
- Select your key words and start searching.
- Features of Wikipedia that can expand your search include:
- Links within the article – chase up deeper or related information winthin the site for clarity or more information.
- ‘See also’ section is often towards the end of the article - links you to other related topics.
- References – scroll down to the bottom of the article - links will be available for information external to Wikipedia.
- External Links – usually the last entry in the article - links to important websites on the topic
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Available Online:
History Today: http://www.historytoday.com
Apply your search terms in the search box and scroll through the articles - some will be relevant - some will not.
History of medicines and applied science journal. An academic journal - use the search box to find relevant articles on specific diseases and/or periods of history https://academic.oup.com/jhmas
New Internationalist. use the search window to locate relevant articles. Excellent, readable resource. https://newint.org
External Journals:
Use the resources of external libraries - The Inner West Council Library Leichhardt or the State Library of NSW. Online journals are available to members.
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History Today: http://www.historytoday.com
Apply your search terms in the search box and scroll through the articles - some will be relevant - some will not.
History of medicines and applied science journal. An academic journal - use the search box to find relevant articles on specific diseases and/or periods of history https://academic.oup.com/jhmas
New Internationalist. use the search window to locate relevant articles. Excellent, readable resource. https://newint.org
External Journals:
Use the resources of external libraries - The Inner West Council Library Leichhardt or the State Library of NSW. Online journals are available to members.
Join SLNSW
Join Inner West Council Library
Although you cannot access these at school, there are a number of excellent and informative short videos on the subject.
Start with Crash Course History video on the History of Disease https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PLBmUVYYeg
Search: HISTORY DISEASE DEATH, THE NAMES OF SPECIFIC DEADLY DISEASES: POLIO, DYPTHERIA, SMALLPOX, VACCINATION, 'VACCINATION DEVELOPMENT, 'VACCINATION DEBATE', 'VACCINATION DEBATE AUSTRALIA'
Start with Crash Course History video on the History of Disease https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PLBmUVYYeg
Search: HISTORY DISEASE DEATH, THE NAMES OF SPECIFIC DEADLY DISEASES: POLIO, DYPTHERIA, SMALLPOX, VACCINATION, 'VACCINATION DEVELOPMENT, 'VACCINATION DEBATE', 'VACCINATION DEBATE AUSTRALIA'
Google Scholar can be searched by keyword or subject here: (Google Scholar contains academic journal articles and research). Try it out here: http://scholar.google.com.au/schhp?sciui=2&as_sdt=0,5&safe=on
Search Google Books https://books.google.com.au/bkshp?hl=en&tab=pp&authuser=0
Book Search works just like web search. Try a search on Google Books or on Google.com. When we find a book with content that contains a match for your search terms, Google links to it in your search results.
You may not get the entire book, but some pages and/or diagrams, maps or images can be useful. Click on ‘about the book’ to access all the available information.
Browse books online: If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given us permission, you'll be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text. If it's in the public domain, you're free to download a PDF copy.
Search Google Books https://books.google.com.au/bkshp?hl=en&tab=pp&authuser=0
Book Search works just like web search. Try a search on Google Books or on Google.com. When we find a book with content that contains a match for your search terms, Google links to it in your search results.
You may not get the entire book, but some pages and/or diagrams, maps or images can be useful. Click on ‘about the book’ to access all the available information.
Browse books online: If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given us permission, you'll be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text. If it's in the public domain, you're free to download a PDF copy.