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OneSearch is the Skagit Valley College library catalog.
Searching the catalog will provide not only books that are located in the 2 campus libraries but also: eBooks, streaming videos, articles in journals and some of the databases.
OneSearch Search Box:
Databases provide online, mostly full-text articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, and other sources.
To log in from off-campus, you will use your SVC username and password
The following links are some of the databases that may be especially helpful for your research:
Suggested websites from your instructor:
Science news sites (for background information only):
The real story of AIDS--how it originated with a virus in a chimpanzee, jumped to one human, and then infected more than 60 million people--is very different from what most of us think we know.
Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take us by surprise, inciting panic and dominating news cycles.
An essential illustrated guide to the 101 most fascinating viruses Virus offers an unprecedented look at 101 incredible microbes that infect all branches of life on Earth--from humans and other animals to insects, plants, fungi, and bacteria.
A wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses and a gripping account of the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us, told through the story of the deadly 2013-2014 Ebola epidemic.
ACP journal bound in loose leaf notebook. Located at the WIC Library Reference Desk
eBook: The Zika Virus covers the Zika outbreak that began in 2015, discusses the history of the virus and its discovery, examines how the virus spreads and how it affects the infected, and looks at how the medical community is fighting it.
eBook: Provides basic consumer information about emerging infectious diseases, guidelines for recognizing and treating these diseases, and includes a glossary of related terms, a directory of resources, and an index.
eBook: Emerging and re-emerging pathogens pose several challenges to diagnosis, treatment, and public health surveillance, primarily because pathogen identification is a difficult and time-consuming process due to the "novel" nature of the agent.Volume 1 addresses viral and parasitic infections, while volume 2 delves into bacterial and mycotic infections.
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