MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Legionnaire's disease

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Topic: Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Legionellosis
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Previous 270eMedicine Health - Finger Infectionhttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/17245-1.asp eMedicine Health - Finger InfectionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of injury or infection to a finger.
Other resource N0 Health Protection Agency: Zoonoseshttp://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/zoonoses/menu.asp Health Protection Agency: ZoonosesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses UK information and response center for surveillance and control of infectious diseases. Includes zoonoses factsheets, reports, and articles.
Other resource N1 Animal Health, Emerging Animal Disease (AHEAD)http://www.fas.org/ahead/ Animal Health, Emerging Animal Disease (AHEAD)Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Federation of American Scientists' project for proactive surveillance of zoonoses and other animal diseases. Includes information on rabies, West Nile fever, ehrlichiosis, equine encephalitis, anthrax, Pfiesteria, "mad cow" disease, deformed frogs, and diseases of both wildlife and farm animals.
Other resource N2 CDC - Healthy Pets, Healthy Peoplehttp://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/ CDC - Healthy Pets, Healthy PeopleTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Extensive directory of zoonotic disease related factsheets, articles, prevention tools, resources, and news reports.
Other resource N3 The Institute of Molecular Medicinehttp://www.immed.org The Institute of Molecular MedicineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Mycoplasmal A nonprofit institute dedicated to discovering new diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for chronic mycoplasma infections.
Other resource N4 Harvard School of Public Health: Mosquito-Borne Viruseshttp://www.hsph.harvard.edu/mosquito/ Harvard School of Public Health: Mosquito-Borne VirusesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Vector_Borne Research of mosquito-borne viruses that focuses primarily on West Nile encephalitis, Eastern Equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, and LaCrosse encephalitis. Includes mosquito facts, suggestions for mosquito control, and links to HSPH research and various outside resources.
Other resource N5 InteliHealth: Tick Bitehttp://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/31360.html InteliHealth: Tick BiteTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Vector_Borne Factsheet with brief discussions on tick-borne diseases.
Other resource N6 Mamas Healthhttp://www.mamashealth.com/malaria.asp Mamas HealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Malaria, its symptoms, treatment and prevention.
Other resource N7 Malaria and Healthhttp://www.malariaandhealth.com Malaria and HealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria A resource for travel medicine health professionals and the public. Provides an overview of the disease, endemic areas, prevention measures including drug prophylaxis as well as links to other malaria and tropical medicine sites.
Other resource N8 Environmental Health Project - Malaria Resourceshttp://www.ehproject.org/Library/MalariaNet.htm Environmental Health Project - Malaria ResourcesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Sponsored by USAID's Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition. Resources available include regular bulletins and reports outlining anti-malaria strategies and policy recommendations, assessments of past programs, studies and conference proceedings.
Other resource N9 Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)http://www.mmv.org Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria MMV is a nonprofit foundation created to discover, develop and deliver new, affordable antimalarial drugs through effective public-private partnerships.
Other resource N10 eMedicine Health - Malariahttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/13140-1.asp eMedicine Health - MalariaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this infection of the blood.
Other resource N11 Cat Fanciers' Association: Health Committee - Toxoplasmosis and Pregnancyhttp://www.cfainc.org/health/toxo-pregnancy.html Cat Fanciers' Association: Health Committee - Toxoplasmosis and PregnancyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Addresses the concerns of pregnant cat owners about the disease.
Other resource N12 Mamas Healthhttp://www.mamashealth.com/crypto.asp Mamas HealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Cryptosporidiosis Learn about Cryptosporidiosis, what causes it, how to prevent it, and statistics
Other resource N13 Leishmaniasis, All Abouthttp://www.medscape.com/SCP/IIM/1999/v16.n09/m1609.08.god/m1609.08.god-01.html Leishmaniasis, All AboutTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Abstract, introduction, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and differential, ecology, treatment and control, drugs. From Medscape.
Other resource N14 Leishmaniasis, Technicalhttp://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch082.htm Leishmaniasis, TechnicalTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Information on Cutaneous, Mucocutaneous, and Visceral types. From University of Texas Medical Branch, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Microbiology, 'Hemoflagellates'.
Other resource N15 HealthCentral - Pinwormhttp://www.healthcentral.com/library/librarycontent.cfm?id=459 HealthCentral - PinwormTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Pinworms Features cause, treatment, prevention, complications, and diagnosis.
Other resource N16 CDC Travelers' Health Information on Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/oncho.htm CDC Travelers' Health Information on Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Onchocerciasis Brief information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Other resource N17 Trichinosis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopediahttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000631.htm Trichinosis: MedlinePlus Medical EncyclopediaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Features cause, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, complications, and prevention.
Other resource N18 Toxocariasis: Kidshealthhttp://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/parasitic/toxocariasis.html Toxocariasis: KidshealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Toxocara are common parasites of dogs and cats. When they infect humans, the illness is called toxocariasis or visceral larva migrans.
Other resource N19 Kidshealth: Amebiasishttp://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/parasitic/amebiasis.html Kidshealth: AmebiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Amebiasis Includes cause, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
Other resource N20 Kidshealth: Giardiasishttp://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/stomach/giardiasis.html Kidshealth: GiardiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Giardiasis Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
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Other resource N22 Adenoviruseshttp://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/WWW/335/Adenoviruses.html AdenovirusesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral Scientific and medical information about the viruses.
Other resource N23 Kidshealth: Infectious Mononucleosishttp://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/mononucleosis.html Kidshealth: Infectious MononucleosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Epstein-Barr_Virus/Infectous_Mononucleosis Includes cause, symptoms, prognosis, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N24 eMedicine Health - Mumpshttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/15591-1.asp eMedicine Health - MumpsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Mumps Features cause, symptoms, tests, and treatment.
Other resource N25 Swiss Federal Office of Public Healthhttp://www.influenza.ch/ Swiss Federal Office of Public HealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Influenza Offers general information about flu viruses and a look at current and prior flu activity in Switzerland.
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Other resource N28 Yahoo! Health - Influenzahttp://health.yahoo.com/health/ency/adam/000080/overview Yahoo! Health - InfluenzaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Influenza Health encyclopedia with detailed information on the flu: description, causes, incidence, risk factors, symptoms, signs and tests, treatment and prevention.
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Other resource N31 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Respiratory syncytial virushttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001564.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Respiratory syncytial virusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Respiratory_Syncytial_Virus Includes cause, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and prevention.
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Other resource N38 Mississippi State Department Of Health: West Nile Virushttp://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/index.cfm/4,0,93,html Mississippi State Department Of Health: West Nile VirusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Information, news releases and forms.
Other resource N39 Illinois Department of Public Health: West Nile Virushttp://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/wnv.htm Illinois Department of Public Health: West Nile VirusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Information about the disease in the state, including news releases, surveillance information, and public education.
Other resource N40 Chicago Department of Public Health: West Nile Virushttp://www.cityofchicago.org/Health/WestNileVirus/ Chicago Department of Public Health: West Nile VirusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Features press releases, fact sheet, mosquito control information, and treatment areas.
Other resource N41 Texas Department of Health Zoonosis Control Division - West Nile Virushttp://www.tdh.state.tx.us/zoonosis/diseases/Arboviral/westNile/ Texas Department of Health Zoonosis Control Division - West Nile VirusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Information about the disease in humans, horses, and birds in Texas. Includes maps, statistics, news releases, and fact sheets about the disease.
Other resource N42 District of Columbia Department of Health: West Nile Virushttp://www.dchealth.dc.gov/information/fact_sheets/westnilevirus.shtm District of Columbia Department of Health: West Nile VirusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Features disease information, mosquito control measures, brochures, and information for clinicians.
Other resource N43 eMedicine Health - West Nile Virushttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/13162-1.asp eMedicine Health - West Nile VirusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Consumer health resource center providing an overview of west nile virus and its causes, symptoms and treatment.
Other resource N44 Postgraduate Medicine: West Nile Virus Infectionhttp://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2003/07_03/gelfand.htm Postgraduate Medicine: West Nile Virus InfectionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Medical and scientific article on the virus and disease.
Other resource N45 Virginia Department of Health: West Nile Virushttp://www.vdh.state.va.us/epi/westnilevirus.asp Virginia Department of Health: West Nile VirusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Includes reporting information, prevention tips, and surveillance information in the state.
Other resource N46 Dengue Fever - Travel Medicine for the Adventure Traveler by Alan Spira, M.D. , DTM&Hhttp://www.armchair.com/info/spira7.html Dengue Fever - Travel Medicine for the Adventure Traveler by Alan Spira, M.D. , DTM&HTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Hemorrhagic_Fevers/Dengue_Fever Dengue Fever is a viral infection common throughout the tropical regions of the world. It is spread by Aedes mosquitoes.
Other resource N47 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Yellow Feverhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001365.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Yellow FeverTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Hemorrhagic_Fevers/Yellow_Fever Includes cause, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications, prognosis, and prevention.
Other resource N48 NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaediahttp://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=487 NHS Direct Online Health EncyclopaediaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Hemorrhagic_Fevers/Yellow_Fever Encyclopaedia article about the tropical disease yellow fever.
Other resource N49 Measleshttp://www.whale.to/vaccines/measles.html MeaslesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Rubeola Whale: The causes, therapies and vaccination. Includes a look at the risks of this disorder and the use of remedies such as homeopathy, naturopathy and nutritional medicines.
Other resource N50 InteliHealth: Rubeolahttp://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/18658.html InteliHealth: RubeolaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Rubeola Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N51 Fifth Disease - Your Healthhttp://www.yourhealth.com/ahl/1267.html Fifth Disease - Your HealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Fifth_Disease Includes complications, prevention, signs and symptoms, and a RealAudio version for the page.
Other resource N52 Smallpox - Texas Department of Healthhttp://www.tdh.state.tx.us/ideas/smallpox/ Smallpox - Texas Department of HealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Smallpox Fact sheet and reporting information, with other resources for smallpox/variola.
Other resource N53 Lincolnshire Post-Polio Networkhttp://www.zynet.co.uk/ott/polio/lincolnshire/ Lincolnshire Post-Polio NetworkTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Poliomyelitis/Post_Polio_Syndrome An information service for polio survivors and medical professionals. Website offers an expanding online library of currently over one hundred full text articles on post-polio conditions, plus a bi-monthly newsletter and a categorised directory of healthcare resources with descriptions.
Other resource N54 Doctor Fungushttp://www.doctorfungus.org/ Doctor FungusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal Includes images and information, how fungi infect people, animals, and plants and how fungal infections are treated with antifungal drugs.
Other resource N55 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pulmonary Aspergillosis - Invasive Typehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000106.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pulmonary Aspergillosis - Invasive TypeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Aspergillosis Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
Other resource N56 InteliHealth: Candidiasishttp://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/31092.html InteliHealth: CandidiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Candida Thrush, esophagitis, skin infections, vaginal yeast infections and deep candidiasis information, symptoms and treatment. Reviewed by the faculty of Harvard Medical School.
Other resource N57 NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaediahttp://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=104 NHS Direct Online Health EncyclopaediaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Candida Encyclopaedia article on the fungal infection thrush or candida.
Other resource N58 Overview of Histoplasmosis - American Family Physicianhttp://www.aafp.org/afp/20021215/2247.html Overview of Histoplasmosis - American Family PhysicianTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Histoplasmosis Extensive medical article on the disease.
Other resource N59 Athlete's Foothttp://www.apma.org/topics/athfoot.htm Athlete's FootTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Tinea_Infections Fact sheet from the American Podiatric Medical Association.
Other resource N60 eMedicine Health - Body Ringwormhttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/15961-1.asp eMedicine Health - Body RingwormTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Tinea_Infections Consumer health resource center providing an overview of body ringworm and its causes, symptoms, and treatment.
Other resource N61 InteliHealth: Jock itchhttp://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/10214.html InteliHealth: Jock itchTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Tinea_Infections Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N62 Coccidioidomycosis: A Reemerging Infectious Diseasehttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol2no3/kirkland.htm Coccidioidomycosis: A Reemerging Infectious DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Coccidioidomycosis Scientific and medical article on the disease.
Other resource N63 Medmicro: Streptococcushttp://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch013.htm Medmicro: StreptococcusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Streptococcal Scientific and medical information about the bacteria and the disease it causes.
Other resource N64 HealtHubhttp://www.healthubs.com/rheumatic HealtHubTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Streptococcal/Rheumatic_Fever A brief definition of rheumatic fever, followed by links to research articles, clinical trials and statistics.
Other resource N65 Treatment of Acute Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Prevention of Rheumatic Feverhttp://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1244 Treatment of Acute Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Prevention of Rheumatic FeverTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Streptococcal/Rheumatic_Fever Scientific and medical article.
Other resource N66 E Medicinehttp://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic518.htm E MedicineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Streptococcal/Scarlet_Fever Introduction and information about Scarlet fever, its causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
Other resource N67 Discovery Health: Scarlet feverhttp://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/3202.html Discovery Health: Scarlet feverTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Streptococcal/Scarlet_Fever Johns Hopkins health information about Scarlett Fever.
Other resource N68 Kidshealth: Strep Throat and other Group A Streptococci Infectionshttp://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/strep_throat.html Kidshealth: Strep Throat and other Group A Streptococci InfectionsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Streptococcal/Strep_Throat Features cause symptoms, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N69 MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Tularemiahttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000856.htm MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: TularemiaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Tularemia Features cause, symptoms, carriers, prevention, treatment, and prognosis.
Other resource N70 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: E. coli Enteritishttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000296.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: E. coli EnteritisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/E._coli Features cause, symptoms, risk factors, prevention, treatment, and tests.
Other resource N71 Kidshealth: Salmonellosishttp://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/salmonellosis.html Kidshealth: SalmonellosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Salmonellosis Includes risk factors, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N72 InteliHealth: Shigellosishttp://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/32094.html InteliHealth: ShigellosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Shigellosis Includes cause, prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, symptoms, and treatment.
Other resource N73 CDC Travelers' Health Information on Typhoid Feverhttp://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/typhoid.htm CDC Travelers' Health Information on Typhoid FeverTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Typhoid_Fever Includes risk factors, symptoms, prevention, and precautions.
Other resource N74 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Cholerahttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000303.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: CholeraTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Cholera Features cause, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N75 MDTravel Health - Cholerahttp://www.mdtravelhealth.com/infectious/cholera.html MDTravel Health - CholeraTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Cholera Features links, disease and vaccine information, and prevention.
Other resource N76 Plague: Yersinia pestishttp://www.kcom.edu/faculty/chamberlain/Website/lectures/lecture/plague.htm Plague: Yersinia pestisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Plague Scientific and medical information about the organism and disease.
Other resource N77 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Plaguehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000596.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: PlagueTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Plague Factsheet with causes, risk factors, symptoms, treatment, diagnosis, complications, and prevention.
Other resource N78 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Diphtheriahttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001608.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: DiphtheriaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Diphtheria Factsheet with symptoms, cause, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Other resource N79 Kidshealth: Campylobacter Infectionshttp://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/stomach/campylobacter.html Kidshealth: Campylobacter InfectionsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Campylobacteriosis Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter fetus symptoms, causes, treatment, risk factors, and prevention.
Other resource N80 Kidshealth: Listeriosishttp://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/listeria.html Kidshealth: ListeriosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Listeriosis Includes risk factors, cause, signs and symptoms, prevention, and treatment.

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