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| Previous 10 | Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous | http://www.cdfound.to.it/HTML/leis_cr.htm Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Treatment (Israel). |
| Previous | MedlinePlus: Leishmaniasis | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/leishmaniasis.html MedlinePlus: Leishmaniasis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Directory of news, articles, and factsheets. |
| Random 1 | MenWeb - Men's Issues: Why I'm Dancing Now | http://www.menweb.org/jurek.htm MenWeb - Men's Issues: Why I'm Dancing Now | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Ballet/People John Jurek's essay on his personal experience with ballet and how it's viewed by society. From March 1996 issue of M.E.N. Magazine. |
| Random 2 | Internursing | http://www.internursing.ch/ Internursing | Top/World/Italiano/Regionale/Europa/Svizzera/Ticino/Luganese/Località/Paradiso Fornisce assistenza ed aiuto domiciliare Spitex e privato; propone la selezione, gestione e collocamento di personale sanitario: infermieri, medici, professionisti. Informazioni, servizi ed offerte e richieste di lavoro. |
| Random 3 | HealthAtoZ - Type 1 Diabetes | http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/dc/caz/diab/dia1/dia1_gen_ovw.jsp HealthAtoZ - Type 1 Diabetes | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes Personalized diary tracks blood sugar, medications, exercise and other health management tools. Plus, articles on research, a recipe exchange, risk assessment and related conditions. |
| Random 4 | Tufts Health and Nutrition Letter | http://healthletter.tufts.edu/ Tufts Health and Nutrition Letter | Top/Health/Nutrition/News_and_Media Features current and past articles with subscription form online. Also has search index to locate health topics. |
| Random 5 | Remembering Delirium | http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/180/1/4 Remembering Delirium | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Neurological_Disorders/Delirium Taken from the British Journal of Psychiatry. |
| Next | Pinworms and Your Child | http://familydoctor.org/139.xml Pinworms and Your Child | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Pinworms American Academy of Family Physicians patient information handout with information on treatment, symptoms, and prevention. |
| Next 10 | Babesiosis | http://www.igenex.com/tickset1.htm Babesiosis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Babesiosis Description of the disease and diagnostic tests. |
| Random 1 | The Studio, Dance and Gymnastics Center | http://worldzone.net/art/studio The Studio, Dance and Gymnastics Center | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Education/Studios/United_States Durham, NC - ballet, tap, jazz, and gymnastics. Includes competition team, The Shooting Stars, and a company, The Bull City Dance Ensemble. |
| Random 4 | Ecochard, Jean-Louis | http://www.panix.com/~jl/jl/JL-resume.html Ecochard, Jean-Louis | Top/Business/Healthcare/Employment/Resumes Experience with technology, business operations and marketing around the world for the healthcare and financial industries. |
| Random 4 | SARS News - Topix.net | http://www.topix.net/health/sars SARS News - Topix.net | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Respiratory_Disorders/SARS/News_and_Media News on SARS collected from diverse sources on the web. |
| Next 70 | Creeping Eruption: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001454.htm Creeping Eruption: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Features cause, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, complications, and prevention. |
| Previous 70 | Schistosomiasis: The UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases | http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/schisto/ Schistosomiasis: The UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Features disease information, parasite life cycle, research, achievements, news, publications, and images. |
| Next 170 | MayoClinic.com - Mumps | http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00125 MayoClinic.com - Mumps | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Mumps Includes signs and symptoms, cause, diagnosis, prevention, and prognosis. |
| Previous 170 | Neato Mosquito - | http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/neato.htm Neato Mosquito - | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Vector_Borne Curriculum guide and video designed to teach 4th grade students about mosquito biology and the prevention of La Crosse encephalitis. From CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases. |
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| Previous 270 | Medlineplus - Infectious Diseases | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infectiousdiseases.html Medlineplus - Infectious Diseases | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases Articles about infectious disease and infectious disease links. |
| Other resource N0 | Health Protection Agency: Infections | http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/ Health Protection Agency: Infections | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases CDSC is a division of the Health Protection Agency and is the UK information and response center for surveillance and control of infectious diseases. |
| Other resource N1 | The Lancet: Infectious Diseases | http://infection.thelancet.com/ The Lancet: Infectious Diseases | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases Online version of the journal. Includes full text articles and abstracts. Requires registration to see most of the content. Basic registration is free. Some articles are pay per view. |
| Other resource N2 | eMedicine: Infectious Diseases | http://www.emedicine.com/med/INFECTIOUS_DISEASES.htm eMedicine: Infectious Diseases | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases Directory of full length articles on various diseases. |
| Other resource N3 | USAMRIID | http://www.usamriid.army.mil/ USAMRIID | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases The United States Army Medical Research Institute for infectious diseases. |
| Other resource N4 | eMedicine Health | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/16463-1.asp eMedicine Health | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of swollen lymph glands. |
| Other resource N5 | Infectious Disease LifeCenter | http://www.infectiousdiseaselifecenter.com Infectious Disease LifeCenter | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases Offers patients news and info regarding a host of diseases, as well as a secure online setting where they can ask board-certified physicians questions. |
| Other resource N6 | International Society for Infectious Diseases | http://www.isid.org/ International Society for Infectious Diseases | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases ISID consists of individuals interested in infectious diseases, including specialists, microbiologists, immunologists, epidemiologists, public health workers, parasitologists, virologists, mycologists, and molecular biologists. Find publications, resources, memberships and programs. |
| Other resource N7 | Infectious Diseases Society of America | http://www.idsociety.org/ Infectious Diseases Society of America | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases Includes information about the IDSA, a career center, newsroom, practice guidelines, and journals and publications. |
| Other resource N8 | WHO/OMS: Zoonoses | http://www.who.int/health-topics/zoonoses.htm WHO/OMS: Zoonoses | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Factsheets and publications concerning several zoonotic diseases. |
| Other resource N9 | Zoonoses Acquired from Pet Primates | http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/zoonoses.txt Zoonoses Acquired from Pet Primates | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Discusses several monkey and ape borne zoonotic diseases. |
| Other resource N10 | New York State Department of Health Zoonoses Program | http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/zoonoses/zoonoses.htm New York State Department of Health Zoonoses Program | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Features factsheets, guidelines, resources, and newletters. |
| Other resource N11 | WHO: Zoonotic Diseases: Animal and Food-related Health Risks | http://www.who.int/emc/diseases/zoo/index.html WHO: Zoonotic Diseases: Animal and Food-related Health Risks | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Features factsheets, meetings, reports, issues, and publications. |
| Other resource N12 | Texas Department of Health Zoonosis Control Division | http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/zoonosis/ Texas Department of Health Zoonosis Control Division | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Includes factsheets, disease information, information for veterinarians, and the oral rabies vaccination program for wildlife. |
| Other resource N13 | University of Illinois Center for Zoonoses Research | http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/czr/ University of Illinois Center for Zoonoses Research | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Includes news, research, disease factsheets, and upcoming events. |
| Other resource N14 | 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 N15 | Postgraduate Medicine: Zoonotic Infections from Pets | http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2001/07_01/morrison.htm Postgraduate Medicine: Zoonotic Infections from Pets | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Discusses several pet borne diseases by species of animal. |
| Other resource N16 | Society for Zoonotic Ecology and Epidemiology | http://www.zooeco.org/zooeco/index.asp Society for Zoonotic Ecology and Epidemiology | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Features publications, events, research, and publications. |
| Other resource N17 | Zoonoses of House Pets Other Than Dogs, Cats and Birds | http://anapsid.org/chomel.html Zoonoses of House Pets Other Than Dogs, Cats and Birds | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Article by Bruno B. Chomel, DVM PhD, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal. |
| Other resource N18 | Larva Migrans and Echinococcus Hydatidosis | http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/pbs/zoonoses/larvamigrans/larvamigransindex.html Larva Migrans and Echinococcus Hydatidosis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Features treatments, causes, and prevention. |
| Other resource N19 | Gulf War Syndrome and Mycoplasma | http://www.gulfwarvets.com/mycoplas.htm Gulf War Syndrome and Mycoplasma | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Mycoplasmal Selected articles on the relationship between mycoplasmas and gulf war syndrome (GWS). |
| Other resource N20 | Mycoplasmas by Shmuel Razin | http://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch037.htm Mycoplasmas by Shmuel Razin | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Mycoplasmal Research paper discussing general concepts, structure, class and pathogenesis of mycoplasmas. The author also focuses on the different subspecies and chronic illnesses in which mycoplasmas are involved. |
| Other resource N21 | Mycoplasma Lecture from Emedicine.com | http://emedicine.com/med/topic2340.htm Mycoplasma Lecture from Emedicine.com | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Mycoplasmal Lecture on mycoplasmas discussing background, pathophysiology, mortality, diagnosis and treatment. |
| Other resource N22 | Mycoplasma Research from Immunosciences | http://www.immuno-sci-lab.com/microbiology_pamphlet1199.html Mycoplasma Research from Immunosciences | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Mycoplasmal Research papers about the role of mycoplasmas within chronic illnesses like chronic fatigue syndrome, RA, GWS and fibromyalgia. |
| Other resource N23 | Mycoplasmas - Stealth Pathogens | http://www.rain-tree.com/myco.htm Mycoplasmas - Stealth Pathogens | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Mycoplasmal Overview of the most important mycoplasma species, how they interact in the body and treatment options. |
| Other resource N24 | Mycoplasmas - The Missing Link in Fatiguing Illnesses | http://www.immunesupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm?ID=3066 Mycoplasmas - The Missing Link in Fatiguing Illnesses | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Mycoplasmal The research paper discusses how mycoplasmas operate and disrupt immune function and how they can be detected. |
| Other resource N25 | Mycoplasma Registry | http://www.gulfwarvets.com/micop.htm Mycoplasma Registry | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Mycoplasmal The American Gulf War Veterans Association presents an on-line patient registration and survey form. |
| Other resource N26 | Harvard School of Public Health: Mosquito-Borne Viruses | http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/mosquito/ Harvard School of Public Health: Mosquito-Borne Viruses | Top/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 N27 | eMedicine - Tick-Borne Diseases, Introduction | http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic584.htm eMedicine - Tick-Borne Diseases, Introduction | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Vector_Borne Article by Jonathan A Edlow, MD. |
| Other resource N28 | Postgraduate Medicine: Patient Notes: Tick-borne Illness | http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2002/06_02/pn_tick.htm Postgraduate Medicine: Patient Notes: Tick-borne Illness | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Vector_Borne Factsheet on preventing tick borne disease. |
| Other resource N29 | CDC: Insects, Arthropods, and Diseases | http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/insects/ CDC: Insects, Arthropods, and Diseases | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Vector_Borne Factsheets, articles, and news reports on arthropod borne diseases. |
| Other resource N30 | MedlinePlus: Tick Bites | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tickbites.html MedlinePlus: Tick Bites | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Vector_Borne Directory of factsheets, news reports, and articles concerning tick and insect bites and the disease they carry. |
| Other resource N31 | Stop Breeding Mosquitoes | http://www.geocities.com/stopbreedingmosquitoes/ Stop Breeding Mosquitoes | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Vector_Borne Advocates citizen action to educate community leaders about the dangers of disease vectors from breeding mosquitoes, especially in storm water drains in Miami-Dade County, Florida. |
| Other resource N32 | Filaria Journal | http://www.filariajournal.com/ Filaria Journal | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Addresses the biology, infections, disease and control of filariasis, onchocerciasis, and guinea worm. |
| Other resource N33 | Dientamoeba fragilis Infection - CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases | http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/dientamoeba/default.htm Dientamoeba fragilis Infection - CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Includes factsheets on the flagellate protozoan parasite and the disease it causes, news releases, and reports. |
| Other resource N34 | Ectoparasites and Endoparasites | http://www.soton.ac.uk/~ceb/ Ectoparasites and Endoparasites | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Academic links and information about Fasciola (liver flukes) and parasitic zoonoses. |
| Other resource N35 | eMedicine - Lice | http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic298.htm eMedicine - Lice | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Article by Wayne Wolfram, MD, MPH. |
| Other resource N36 | WormLearn | http://home.austarnet.com.au/wormman/wormmain.htm WormLearn | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic A parasitology site that helps people with little or no knowledge of parasites get essential introductory information. |
| Other resource N37 | CDC DPDx - Parasites and Health | http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Para_Health.htm CDC DPDx - Parasites and Health | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Factsheets on on intestinal and blood-borne parasites. |
| Other resource N38 | The Merck Manual: Parasitic Infection | http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch196/ch196a.html The Merck Manual: Parasitic Infection | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Provides detailed information on each of these diseases, including their symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. |
| Other resource N39 | Mamas Health | http://www.mamashealth.com/malaria.asp Mamas Health | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Malaria, its symptoms, treatment and prevention. |
| Other resource N40 | Health Care Information: Relapsing Malaria | http://healthlink.mcw.edu/content/article/907368749.html Health Care Information: Relapsing Malaria | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria It is possible to develop a relapsing type of malaria months to even years after traveling to a malaria infected country, even if you were taking the appropriate malaria medications to prevent the illness. |
| Other resource N41 | Rotary Against Malaria | http://www.rotary9600.org/ Rotary Against Malaria | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Information about malaria and the Rotary Club's anti-malaria project. |
| Other resource N42 | Malaria Links | http://www.geocities.com/aaadeel/malaria.html Malaria Links | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria A reference page containing links on malaria: diagnosis, treatment and control as well as links for advice regarding protection of travellers |
| Other resource N43 | Malaria and Health | http://www.malariaandhealth.com Malaria and Health | Top/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 N44 | Leiden Malaria Research Group | http://www.lumc.nl/1040/research/malaria/malaria.html Leiden Malaria Research Group | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Malaria research in the Leiden University Medical Center (Netherlands). Detailed description of the malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei, one of the four rodent parasites that infect African murine rodents. |
| Other resource N45 | Environmental Health Project - Malaria Resources | http://www.ehproject.org/Library/MalariaNet.htm Environmental Health Project - Malaria Resources | Top/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 N46 | Antimalarial Drug Resistance and its Assessment | http://malaria.farch.net Antimalarial Drug Resistance and its Assessment | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria A website dedicated to drug resistance in malaria and to drug sensitivity assays. Its aim is to provide researchers with all information and software required for drug sensitivity testing. |
| Other resource N47 | DDT & Malaria: Answers to Common Questions | http://www.ipen.org/DDTenglish.pdf DDT & Malaria: Answers to Common Questions | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria The Stockholm Convention, signed by 91 countries and the European Community in 2001, will enter into force and become legally binding when it is ratified by 50 countries, raising the possibility of the 'loss' of DDT as a tool for malaria control. This IPEN document answers some common questions that arise in public discussions of the DDT issue. |
| Other resource N48 | MEDLINEplus: Malaria | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/malaria.html MEDLINEplus: Malaria | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria US National Institutes of Health directory of their extensive collection of malaria-related documents |
| Other resource N49 | AnoBase: The Anopheles Database | http://www.anobase.org/ AnoBase: The Anopheles Database | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Database containing genomic/biological information on anopheline mosquitoes, with an emphasis on Anopheles gambiae, the world's most important malaria vector. AnoBase is the continuation of AnoDB, a database established and maintained since 1996 at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) of the Foundation of Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. |
| Other resource N50 | DEET - Information from US Environmental Protection Agency | http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/chemicals/deet.htm DEET - Information from US Environmental Protection Agency | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria This page discusses EPA's actions concerning DEET, considered by many to be the most effective mosquito repellent currently available. Page also includes tips on how to use DEET products safely. |
| Other resource N51 | South Africa's War against Malaria: Lessons for the Developing World | http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-513es.html South Africa's War against Malaria: Lessons for the Developing World | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Policy analysis by the Cato Institute describes malaria control techniques, and recommends indoor residual spraying of DDT to reduce the overall disease burden, so that countries can afford to purchase expensive, but effective, new drugs to treat the remaining cases. |
| Other resource N52 | Malaria News - Topix.net | http://www.topix.net/health/malaria Malaria News - Topix.net | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Latest news stories from around the world. |
| Other resource N53 | eMedicine Health - Malaria | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/13140-1.asp eMedicine Health - Malaria | Top/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 N54 | The European Malaria Vaccine Initiative | http://www.emvi.org/ The European Malaria Vaccine Initiative | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Established in 1998 by the European Commission and interested European Union Member States, in order to address identified structural deficiencies in public funded malaria vaccine development. News, calls, meetings, organization, and links. |
| Other resource N55 | The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute | http://www.jhsph.edu/malaria/ The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Outlines current research into a vaccine, with background details of the disease, FAQ, and details of other research projects. |
| Other resource N56 | Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Global Partnership | http://rbm.who.int/ Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Global Partnership | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Launched in 1998 by the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the World Bank, with the aim of halving the burden of malaria by 2010. Includes fact sheets and details of current programs. |
| Other resource N57 | Clonorchiasis - CDC DPDx | http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Clonorchiasis.htm Clonorchiasis - CDC DPDx | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment. Undercooked freshwater fish from Asia carry the fluke. |
| Other resource N58 | Heterophyiasis - CDC DPDx | http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/heterophyiasis.htm Heterophyiasis - CDC DPDx | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment. |
| Other resource N59 | eMedicine - Intestinal Flukes | http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1177.htm eMedicine - Intestinal Flukes | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes Article by Chi Hiong U Go, MD. |
| Other resource N60 | Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory | http://www.bilharziasis.dk/ Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Includes contacts, research, and purpose. |
| Other resource N61 | eMedicine - Schistosomiasis | http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic857.htm eMedicine - Schistosomiasis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Article by Amy J Behrman, MD. |
| Other resource N62 | Medmicro: Schistosomes and Other Trematodes | http://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch088.htm Medmicro: Schistosomes and Other Trematodes | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Medical and scientific information on the organisms and the diseases they cause. |
| Other resource N63 | Schistosomiasis Control Initiative | http://www.schisto.org/ Schistosomiasis Control Initiative | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Features objectives, disease information, programs, operating locations, and news. |
| Other resource N64 | Schistosomiasis: The UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases | http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/schisto/ Schistosomiasis: The UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Features disease information, parasite life cycle, research, achievements, news, publications, and images. |
| Other resource N65 | WHO/OMS: Schistosomiasis | http://www.who.int/health-topics/schisto.htm WHO/OMS: Schistosomiasis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Includes factsheets on the disease, programs, and research. |
| Other resource N66 | What's Bugging You? - Swimmers' Itch | http://www.ent.msu.edu/cgi-bin/bugging.pl?action=article&article=swmritch.txt What's Bugging You? - Swimmers' Itch | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Swimmer's_Itch Short article about the "hive-like" rash some people get following time spent in the water, including causes, preventive measures, and treatment of symptoms. |
| Other resource N67 | Lymphatic filariasis | http://www.who.int/health-topics/lymphfil.htm Lymphatic filariasis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Lymphatic_Filariasis Detailed information from the World Health Organization. |
| Other resource N68 | Liverpool Lymphatic Filariasis Support Centre | http://www.filariasis.org.uk/ Liverpool Lymphatic Filariasis Support Centre | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Lymphatic_Filariasis Extensive information about elephantiasis and its treatment. Includes video and audio presentations. |
| Other resource N69 | Filariasis.net | http://www.filariasis.net/ Filariasis.net | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Lymphatic_Filariasis Features news releases, studies, and a forum. |
| Other resource N70 | Cat Fanciers' Association: Health Committee - Toxoplasmosis and Pregnancy | http://www.cfainc.org/health/toxo-pregnancy.html Cat Fanciers' Association: Health Committee - Toxoplasmosis and Pregnancy | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Addresses the concerns of pregnant cat owners about the disease. |
| Other resource N71 | CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases : Toxoplasmosis | http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/toxoplasmosis/ CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases : Toxoplasmosis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Features symptoms, fact sheet, laboratory tests, and articles. |
| Other resource N72 | eMedicine: Toxoplasmosis | http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic601.htm eMedicine: Toxoplasmosis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Article by Joseph Sciammarella, MD, FACP, FACEP, DABMA. |
| Other resource N73 | Toxoplasmosis in Cats and Humans | http://web.vet.cornell.edu/Public/FHC/toxo.html Toxoplasmosis in Cats and Humans | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Cornell Feline Health Center provides a comprehensive fact sheet about toxoplasmosis. |
| Other resource N74 | Toxoplasmosis Facts | http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/toxo.html Toxoplasmosis Facts | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Includes cause, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prevention. |
| Other resource N75 | Cryptosporidium Parvum: A Review of Cryptosporidiosis | http://www.cdfound.to.it/HTML/khan.htm Cryptosporidium Parvum: A Review of Cryptosporidiosis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Cryptosporidiosis Technical discussion covering transmission, biology, pathogenesis, prevention and control, future strategies for treatment and prevention, and related topics. |
| Other resource N76 | Cryptosporidiosis | http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis/default.htm Cryptosporidiosis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Cryptosporidiosis This pamphlet was prepared by the inter-agency Working Group on Waterborne Cryptosporidiosis, and describes various methods of protection from the one-celled parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum. |
| Other resource N77 | CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cryptosporidiosis | http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis/factsht_cryptosporidiosis.htm CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cryptosporidiosis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Cryptosporidiosis Fact sheet with cause, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. |
| Other resource N78 | CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cyclospora Infection | http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cyclospora/default.htm CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cyclospora Infection | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Cyclosporiasis Fact sheets and studies with cause, symptoms, prevention, and treatment. |
| Other resource N79 | Microsporidiosis | http://www.thebody.com/treat/micros.html Microsporidiosis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Microsporidiosis Information resources from The Body on this opportunitistic infection. |
| Other resource N80 | Leishmaniasis, Canine | http://www.stw.nl/projecten/U/udg3703.html Leishmaniasis, Canine | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Immunization using interferon-gamma as an adjuvant. |