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General Resources
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 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 Contagion: Historical Views of Diseases and Epidemics
This online collection "provides general background information on diseases and epidemics worldwide, and is organized around significant 'episodes' of contagious disease. These materials include digitized copies of books, serials, pamphlets, incunabula, and manuscripts -- a total of more than 500,000 pages." Topics covered include the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia in 1793 and Spanish influenza in North America in 1918-1919. From the Harvard University Library Open Collections Program. http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/contagion/index.html Topics: Infectious Diseases Last updated Jan 14, 2009 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 and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
Resources for "'emerging infectious diseases' (EIDs) [which] includes newly emerging infections (e.g., SARS); re-emerging/resurging infections (e.g., influenza, West Nile virus); and deliberately emerging infections (e.g., microbes used for bioterror)." Find resources for researchers, updated list of emerging and re-emerging diseases, reports, and other publications and links. From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/emerging/ Topics: Infectious Diseases Last updated Dec 21, 2008 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 Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Fact sheets about "infections that patients acquire during the course of receiving treatment for other conditions or that healthcare workers (HCWs) acquire while performing their duties within a healthcare setting." Covers infectious diseases (such as Clostridium difficile and MRSA), antimicrobial resistance, and bloodborne pathogens (including hepatitis B and C and HIV/AIDS). From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/healthDis.html Topics: Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Jun 27, 2006 HealthMap: Global Disease Alert Map
This site aggregates data from news and health information sources to provide a real-time map of emerging infectious diseases. View all disease alerts by country, or limit results to specific diseases or information source. Includes a feed of the latest alerts. Created by a team from the Children's Hospital Informatics Program of Children's Hospital Boston and the Harvard-MIT Division of Health, Sciences and Technology. http://healthmap.org Topics: Infectious Diseases Last updated May 9, 2008 Infection Detection Protection
"Microbes are the oldest form of life on Earth. ... Right now, billions of microbes are swimming in your belly and crawling on your skin. Don't worry, over 95% of microbes are harmless." Explore Meet the Microbes, Bacteria in the Cafeteria, Infection!, How Lou Got the Flu, The Amazing Microbe Hunters, The Mixed-Up Microbe Mysery, and The Prevention Convention. Many links require Shockwave. From the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/infection/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases Last updated May 11, 2005 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 World Health Organization: Flooding and Communicable Diseases Fact Sheet
Information and risk assessment for dangers from diseases associated with flooding, standing water, corpses, and related risks. Briefly address water-borne diseases and vector-borne diseases. Includes short-term and long-term preventative measures, such as chlorination of water, vaccination, use of insecticides, and education. From the World Health Organization (WHO). http://www.who.int/hac/techguidance/ems/flood_cds/en/ Topics: Beverages, Hurricane Katrina, Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments & Devices, Pollution, Public Health & Safety, Water, Weather Last updated Sep 6, 2005 |
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