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Communicable diseases Avian influenza: Frequently Asked Questions 
 This FAQ addresses topics related to avian influenza (bird flu), "a viral disease that most commonly affects birds." It focuses on concerns such as whether cats and dogs can be infected with the virus and how the disease is transmitted to humans. Includes links to related websites. From the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). http://www.avma.org/public_health/influenza/avian_faq.asp Topics: Infectious Diseases Last updated Apr 11, 2006 Center for Infectious Disease Research And Policy (CIDRAP)
This site provides information about infectious disease, focusing on bioterrorism and food safety. The site is updated daily with original content and links to medically reviewed sources on and off the Web. From the Center for Infectious Disease Research And Policy (CIDRAP). http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases, Nutrition & Food Safety, Public Health & Safety, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Weapons Last updated May 11, 2005 Disease Outbreak News
International resource for news updates on communicable diseases, including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Includes special reports and factsheets on topics such as anthrax, BSE, influenza, and smallpox. Also includes media releases and contacts, and information about the organization and its activities. From Communicable Disease Surveillance & Response (CSR), World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases Last updated May 11, 2005 Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Peer-Reviewed Journal Tracking and Analyzing Disease Trends
A monthly journal from The National Center for Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This CDC site provides the current edition and past issues back to the first in 1995, and to available advance articles from the forthcoming edition. Provides searching, suggested citations, and a free subscription to receive tables of contents via e-mail. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Magazines, Public Health & Safety Last updated May 11, 2005 Executive Order: Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases
A list of the communicable diseases for which an individual may be quarantined by federal law. The list includes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and "Cholera, Diphtheria, infectious Tuberculosis, Plague, Smallpox, Yellow Fever, and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, Crimean-Congo, South American, and others not yet isolated or named)." Includes "Questions and Answers on Executive Order and Interim Final Rule." From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/executiveorder040403.htm Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases Last updated May 11, 2005 H5N1: Killer Flu
September 2005 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Wide Angle program about "H5N1 influenza -- the powerful virus that is raging through the bird flocks of Asia -- [and that] has successfully made the leap to humans." Includes excerpts from an article about flu pandemics, and the full video, which discusses "dangers posed ... [and] the political, public health, and medical challenges the world's nations must overcome in order to fight the flu." Also includes maps and images. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/shows/vietnam/ Topics: Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Jan 4, 2009 Infectious Disease: Mumps
Fact sheet about mumps, "a viral infection that primarily affects the parotid glands -- one of three pairs of salivary glands, located below and in front of your ears." Discusses signs and symptoms, causes, complications, treatment, the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, and related topics. From the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER). http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mumps/DS00125 Topics: Infectious Diseases Last updated Apr 18, 2006 Melioidosis
Fact sheet on the infectious disease (also called Whitmore's disease) that is found in "tropical climates, especially in Southeast Asia where it is endemic." Discusses transmission, symptoms, prevention, and treatment. Also notes the role of the melioidosis organism "as a potential agent for biological warfare and biological terrorism." From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/melioidosis_g.htm Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases Last updated Sep 22, 2004 MRSA — Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
This site about a type of "staph" infection includes fact sheets, background on the antibiotic-resistant infection, and information about prevention and control, laboratory testing practices, and the outbreak among sports participants. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/ARESIST/mrsa.htm Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Drugs & Medications by Type, Infectious Diseases, Science Last updated Jan 8, 2004 ProMED-Mail (Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases)
The Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases is a "global electronic reporting system for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases and toxins." ProMED-Mail serves as a central site for news, updates, and discussions of outbreaks of emerging and re-emerging diseases. The site also features discussion group announcements, recent recalls and alerts, links to maps of outbreaks, a FAQ, and related links. Available in several languages. A program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID). http://www.promedmail.org/pls/otn/f?p=2400:1000: Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Feb 26, 2008 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
This site offers links to fact sheets, key references (online articles and case studies), education and training, Internet resources, and official remarks and reports concerning SARS. Includes information about the modes of transmission, organism, and syndrome (symptoms) for SARS and other infections. From the Center for the Study of Emerging Infections at Saint Louis University School of Public Health, Missouri. http://www.emerginginfections.slu.edu/sars.htm Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases Last updated May 8, 2007 WHO Report on Global Surveillance of Epidemic-prone Infectious Diseases
Detailed surveillance data, history, transmission, and characteristics of key diseases, including yellow fever, plague, cholera, meningococcal disease, dengue, influenza, African trypanosomiasis, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), and leishmaniasis. Includes explanations of public health surveillance methods. From the World Health Organization (WHO). http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/surveillance/WHO_CDS_CSR_ISR_2000_1/en/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Jul 30, 2005 |
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