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Learn how to better recognize and prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a potentially dangerous type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics and may cause skin... Details >

National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Also available in: Spanish 

Answers to questions about anthrax symptoms, transmission, diagnosis, and treatment. Information is also provided about the anthrax vaccine.... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This kids' guide to fever explains what a fever is, why kids get fevers, why parents and doctors may be concerned, and how to get rid of fever.... Details >

Nemours Foundation  

Infectious diseases are human illnesses caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi, and other microbes. They may be spread by direct contact with an infected person or animal, by ingesting contamin... Details >

Directors of Health Promotion and Education  

Communicable disease outbreaks of diarrhea and respiratory illness can occur when water and sewage systems are not working and personal hygiene is hard to maintain as a result of a disaster. This fact... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Drug resistance, more technically known as antimicrobial resistance, is a growing concern among health professionals and others around the world. This site is designed to provide both general and tech... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Monkeypox: An Emerging Infectious Disease in North America. Monkeypox is a rare viral disease that is found mostly in the rainforest countries of central and west Africa. ... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This document provides answers to consumers questions about campylobacter -- the most common bacterial cause of diarrhea-related illness in the United States.... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This online brochures presents background information on cat scratch disease, and infection caused by bacteria (germs) carried in cat saliva. The symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cat... Details >

American Academy of Family Physicians  

Also available in: Spanish 

The Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) responds to inquiries from the general public and health care professionals on research conducted by the CDC in the areas of environmental health, infe... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

General information about CFS -- a description, its causes and prognosis, treatment options, disease management and more.... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This page explains to kids what colds are, how they are caught, and what one can do to feel better.... Details >

Nemours Foundation  

The cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) has not been identified, but there are several theories. This page provides information on ongoing and future research, as well as current treatment protoco... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This article from Emerging Infectious Diseases describes the background and epidemiology of anthrax and discusses disease management.... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

General information about the common cold including symptoms, causes, transmission, prevention, treatment and diseases associated with the cold virus. Some information on research included also.... Details >

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

This online consumer health information provides basic information about conjunctivitis, an inflammation of the conjunctiva, the thin, transparent layer that lines the inner eyelid and covers the whit... Details >

American Optometric Association  

Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is found universally throughout all geographic locations and socioeconomic groups, and infects between 50 and 85 percent of adults in the United States by 40 years of age. How... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This Department of Defense site provides information on the threat of anthrax as a weapon, the disease caused by anthrax, and the vaccine for anthrax. ... Details >

Department of Defense (DefenseLINK)  

The Division of STD Prevention, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides national leadership through research, policy development, and support of effective services to prevent sexua... Details >

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This page welcomes to the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) of the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The mission of DTBE is to prom... Details >

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A peer reviewed journal that provides information on emerging infections in three broad categories: 1) Perspectives, a section addressing factors that underlie disease emergence including microbial ad... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Esta pagina contiene informacion general de la Tiberculosis.... Details >

Minnesota Department of Health  

This fact sheet provides information about presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS) -- a serious eye disease that is a leading cause of vision loss. POHS infection, symptoms and treatment are di... Details >

National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health

This publication describes the flu, explains which groups of people should get the flu shot and why, directs people on when to get the shot, and informs people on Medicare where they can go to get flu... Details >

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Also available in: Spanish   

Each winter, millions of people suffer from the flu, a highly contagious infection. Flu - the short name for influenza - is caused by viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. A flu shot can gr... Details >

National Institute on Aging Information Center

This site presents frequently asked questions about animal importation. Answers include what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requirements are for bringing a pet dog into the United Stat... Details >

Division of Global Migration and Quarantine

This site presents the services provided by the Children With AIDS Project of America, who they are and what they do. ... Details >

Children With AIDS Project of America  

Group A streptococcal (strep) infections are caused by group A streptococcus, a bacterium responsible for a variety of health problems. This fact sheet discusses strep infections that can range from a... Details >

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

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 >

Jesse Cause Foundation  

This page has links to information that may assist you in reducing the chances of your baby being infected.... Details >

Jesse Cause Foundation  

This online booklet describes the causes and symptoms of cold and flu infections, and offers specific recommendations regarding prevention, complications, and treatment. Common flu myths and treatmen... Details >

American Lung Association  

This page provides a link to report adverse reactions for lice or scabies products, treatment failures for lice or scabies products, or outbreaks of lice or scabies. The Registry and its reports are n... Details >

National Pediculosis Association, Inc.  

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

Visit this web site for information about H. pylori infection and ulcers prepared by the Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases of the CDC. Information is available in English and Spanish.... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Also available in: Spanish 

A list of brochures for professionals and consumers available online form the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention -- most may be viewed in both PDF and HTML formats.... Details >

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Also available in: Spanish 

A list of consumer health information fact sheets available online from the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention -- most may be viewed in both PDF and HTML formats.... Details >

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This guide provides a series of questions and answers related to ventilation and respiration, including brand comparison and other additional resources for the consumer.... Details >

Post-Polio Health International  

This document provides a description of how seasonal flu differs from pandemic flu. The information is presented in a chart format. Flu components discussed include outbreaks, exposure, people at risk... Details >

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The flu virus that caused Lou's flu came all the way from a farm in China to Lou's home in Kansas in the United States. After reading this story you will know more about what causes the flu and how t... Details >

American Museum of Natural History  

This page describes the requirements for the importation of the most common pets. CDC regulations govern the importation of dogs, cats, turtles, monkeys, other animals, and animal products capable of... Details >

Division of Global Migration and Quarantine

Nosocomial infections affect approximately 2 million patients annually in acute care facilities in the United States at a direct annual patient care cost of approximately $3.5 billion. The Hospital In... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

To play the game "Infection!" you have to pretend to be a germ. Before you play the game, read what the Medical Entomologist says about germs (microbes) -- how germs cause infection and how the body... Details >

American Museum of Natural History  

This page links to fact sheets that provide information on infectious diseases, including anthrax, listeriosis, rotavirus, and more.... Details >

South Dakota Department of Health  

This page provides resources and links on a variety of infectious disease-related topics, including food-borne disease, immunizations, and sexually transmitted diseases.... Details >

Directors of Health Promotion and Education  

This page provides links to various fact sheets on infectious diseases including description, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.... Details >

Directors of Health Promotion and Education  

Rash (macular, papular, vesicular, or pustular; generalized or localized; discrete or confluent), fever and other signs and symptoms are clinical criteria for monkeypox. ... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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 >

American Society for Microbiology  

Also available in: Spanish 

This fact sheet provides general information about bird flu and information about one type of bird flu, called avian influenza A (H5N1) that is infecting birds in Asia and has infected some humans.... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This site provides information about regulations outlining the requirements for the medical examination of aliens seeking admission into the United States.... Details >

Division of Global Migration and Quarantine

Monkeypox is a rare viral disease that is found mostly in the rainforest countries of central and west Africa. ... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This online consumer health information factsheet provides a general overview of infectious mononucleosis.... Details >

American Academy of Family Physicians  

The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data in the weekly MMWR are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This document outlines the Nation's strategy to detect influenza outbreaks, expand domestic vaccine production capacity, stockpile treatments, prepare to respond to pandemic flu, and ensure the health... Details >

The White House

A general overview of encephalitis and meningitis that includes a description of the disorder, and treatment, prognosis and research information. Suggested reading for more in-depth information and a ... Details >

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health

Parasitic diseases are much more widespread than many people realize. These diseases affect not only impoverished people in remote countries but rich and poor people throughout the world, including t... Details >

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

This online consumer health information document addresses the eye disease conjunctivitis, commonly known as "pink eye", in infants. The information covered includes the causes and a description of th... Details >

Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information

Online publications, reports and journals that address infectious diseases and its effects on public health in the United States and internationally. Include information on prevention programs and act... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This page lists entry points for publications from the CDC by major centers and offices, including the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Monkeypox is caused by Monkeypox virus, which belongs to the orthopoxvirus group of viruses. Other members of this group of viruses that cause infections in humans include variola (smallpox), vaccinia... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This page links to tuberculosis (TB) related questions, including what is TB, what is latent TB infection, and what is active TB disease.... Details >

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has designed this page especially to educate children about rabies -- a viral infection that affects many pe... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This online document describes the symptoms of this health problem and provides the consumer with information on what measures may be taken if one comes in contact with a rabid animal.... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A general overview of shingles that includes a description of the disorder, treatment, prognosis and research information. Suggested reading for more in-depth information, a list of referrals where us... Details >

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health

Often referred to as the "kissing disease", this article explains to teens what mononucleosis is, how one gets it, its symptoms, and how it is cured.... Details >

Nemours Foundation  

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 >

Nemours Foundation  

This document provides an overiew on staphylococcus, a type of bacteria that can live harmlessly on many skin surfaces. But when the skin is punctured or broken for any reason, staph bacteria can ent... Details >

Nemours Foundation  

Health professionals can subscribe to this CDC mailing list to receive journals and reports on infectious diseases; HIV/AIDS surveillance reports; conferences and training updates and statistics; mino... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This page provide information on active TB disease, investigation, treatment and tests.... Details >

Minnesota Department of Health  

Written especially for children, this fact sheet presents a general overview about chickenpox. The document discusses the chickenpox symptoms, progression, treatment and prevention.... Details >

Nemours Foundation  

This article on strep throat defines the disorder for children including what is strep throat, how one gets it, how the doctor diagnoses it, and how strep throat is treated and cured.... Details >

Nemours Foundation  

Spring is a time when many people spend more time outdoors, so it's important to remember how to prevent tick bites. Tick-borne diseases can occur worldwide. Fortunately, there are some simple steps y... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This online fact sheet defines tinea, a fungus that can grow on skin, hair or nails. Tinea transmission, affected body areas, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and potential health consequences are di... Details >

American Academy of Family Physicians  

This page provides vaccine requirements for foreign travel, information on food and water precautions, cruise ship inspection information, and other health information for international travel.... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This page links to questions about tropical medicine. Questions cover what the major tropical diseases are and where to find Web sites tropical diseases.... Details >

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene  

Tuberculosis (TB), a chronic bacterial infection, causes more deaths worldwide than any other infectious disease. With appropriate antibiotic therapy, TB usually can be cured. In recent years, however... Details >

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Also available in: Spanish 

This page provides information on Tuberculosis, TB infection, and TB disease.... Details >

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

This page has information on drug-resistant infectious agents, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE).... Details >

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

This publication provides information on Microbes — tiny organisms, too tiny to see without a microscope, yet they are abundant on Earth. They live everywhere—in air, soil, rock, and water. Some live ... Details >

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

WER is an electronic bulletin produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) free of charge. It provides rapid and accurate dissemination of epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of dise... Details >

World Health Organization  

A newer form of staph infection, known as CA-MRSA (for community-acquired, or community-associated Staphylococcus aureus) has appeared with increasing frequency and is now epidemic within certain comm... Details >

Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics  

Animal sources for zoonosis include cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, chickens, turkeys, dogs, cats, rodents and some wild animals. This online document lists the various zoonotic diseases as well as prev... Details >

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Staphylococcus aureus, S. aureus, or staph, is a common bacterium that lives on the skin and in the nose of about 25-30% of the population. Somtimes S. aureus can cause an infection due to injury, sur... Details >

American Association for Clinical Chemistry