Reference books are a great place to start your research. Here you will find an overview of your topic. Use the reference books suggested on the right to help you choose the infectious disease you will write about. These sources are easy to use and have lots of great pictures. They have also been written by experts in the field.
All of our electronic reference books are first published in print but we have purchased them in electronic format.
Click on the title of a book to open it. Search for your disease within that particular publication OR search the entire Gale eBooks collection at one time.
Example citation:
Aldridge S. 2008. Gonorrhea. In: Infectious diseases: in context. Detroit: Gale; [accessed 2015 Jan 26]. Vol. 1, p.345-348. Available from: Gale eBooks; http://go.galegroup.com.
Encyclopedia of Microbiology
The Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Human Diseases and Conditions
Salem Health: Infectious Diseases and Conditions, Second EditionSearch for your disease within a particular book OR search the entire eBook Academic Collection.
Example citation:
Heiman FL, Wetheim PH, Woodall JP. 2012. Penicilliosis. In: Atlas of human infectious diseases. Hoboken (NJ): Wiley-Blackwell; [accessed 2014 Aug 15]. p.123-124. Available from: eBook Academic Collection; http://search.ebscohost.com.
Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious DiseaseOpen access refers to unrestricted availability and use. Unlike the ebooks linked above that PC pays license fees to make available to the college community, some publishers and research organizations make available high quality, scholarly content for free.
Merck Manual Professional Edition
