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Bacterial Diseases
Foodborne Diseases
This online fact sheet provides a description of the more common and serious foodborne illnesses -- Escherichia coli (E. coli), Salmonellosis, Campylobacteriosis, and Shigellosis. Includes information... Details >
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Foodborne Illness
This page links to publications on foodborne illness topics and for a variety of audiences. Topics include foodborne pathogens and natural toxins; milk safety, retail food protection, and seafood safe... Details >
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FoodSafety.gov: Foodborne Pathogens
Visit this web site for access to government recourses -- fact sheets, brochures, reports, journals, state and local government sites -- where you can obtain information on foodborne pathogen toxins.... Details >
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Group B Streptococcal Infections 
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a type of bacterium that causes illness in newborn babies, pregnant women, the elderly, and adults with other illnesses, such as diabetes or liver disease. GBS is the mo... Details >
Group B Streptococcal Resources for Expectant Parents
This page has links to information that may assist you in reducing the chances of your baby being infected.... Details >
Healthcare-Associated MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria resistant to certain antibiotics. "Staph" infections occur most frequently among persons in hospitals and healthcare facilities... Details >
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
How Important is Hand Washing
Health education information about the role of proper hand washing in preventing the spread of infection. Includes advice on why, when and how you should wash your hands.... Details >
How Vaccines Prevent Disease
Most vaccine-preventable diseases are caused by germs that are called viruses or bacteria.... Details >
Journal of Bacteriology
The Journal of Bacteriology, established in 1916, is published bi-weekly by the American Society for Microbiology. The journal advances and disseminates fundamental knowledge of bacteria and other mic... Details >
Staph Infections
Many healthy people carry Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria in their noses without getting sick. But when the skin is punctured or broken, staph bacteria can enter the wound and cause infections... Details >