Division of Parasitic Diseases - Trypanosomiasis

site URL - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/trypanosomiasis/

Site description: Information about the East African and West African forms of Trypanosomiasis from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.




Topic: Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/African_Trypanosomiasis

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Other resource N4 Texas Department of Health Zoonosis Control Divisionhttp://www.tdh.state.tx.us/zoonosis/ Texas Department of Health Zoonosis Control DivisionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Includes factsheets, disease information, information for veterinarians, and the oral rabies vaccination program for wildlife.
Other resource N5 University of Illinois Center for Zoonoses Researchhttp://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/czr/ University of Illinois Center for Zoonoses ResearchTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Includes news, research, disease factsheets, and upcoming events.
Other resource N6 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 N7 Postgraduate Medicine: Zoonotic Infections from Petshttp://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2001/07_01/morrison.htm Postgraduate Medicine: Zoonotic Infections from PetsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Discusses several pet borne diseases by species of animal.
Other resource N8 Society for Zoonotic Ecology and Epidemiologyhttp://www.zooeco.org/zooeco/index.asp Society for Zoonotic Ecology and EpidemiologyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Features publications, events, research, and publications.
Other resource N9 Zoonoses of House Pets Other Than Dogs, Cats and Birdshttp://anapsid.org/chomel.html Zoonoses of House Pets Other Than Dogs, Cats and BirdsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Article by Bruno B. Chomel, DVM PhD, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal.
Other resource N10 Larva Migrans and Echinococcus Hydatidosishttp://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/pbs/zoonoses/larvamigrans/larvamigransindex.html Larva Migrans and Echinococcus HydatidosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Zoonoses Features treatments, causes, and prevention.
Other resource N11 Gulf War Syndrome and Mycoplasmahttp://www.gulfwarvets.com/mycoplas.htm Gulf War Syndrome and MycoplasmaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Mycoplasmal Selected articles on the relationship between mycoplasmas and gulf war syndrome (GWS).
Other resource N12 Mycoplasmas by Shmuel Razinhttp://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch037.htm Mycoplasmas by Shmuel RazinTop/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 N13 Mycoplasma Lecture from Emedicine.comhttp://emedicine.com/med/topic2340.htm Mycoplasma Lecture from Emedicine.comTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Mycoplasmal Lecture on mycoplasmas discussing background, pathophysiology, mortality, diagnosis and treatment.
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Other resource N15 Mycoplasmas - Stealth Pathogenshttp://www.rain-tree.com/myco.htm Mycoplasmas - Stealth PathogensTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Mycoplasmal Overview of the most important mycoplasma species, how they interact in the body and treatment options.
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Other resource N18 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.
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Other resource N22 MedlinePlus: Tick Biteshttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tickbites.html MedlinePlus: Tick BitesTop/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.
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Other resource N46 The European Malaria Vaccine Initiativehttp://www.emvi.org/ The European Malaria Vaccine InitiativeTop/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 N47 The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institutehttp://www.jhsph.edu/malaria/ The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research InstituteTop/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 N48 Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Global Partnershiphttp://rbm.who.int/ Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Global PartnershipTop/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 N49 Clonorchiasis - CDC DPDxhttp://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Clonorchiasis.htm Clonorchiasis - CDC DPDxTop/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 N50 Heterophyiasis - CDC DPDxhttp://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/heterophyiasis.htm Heterophyiasis - CDC DPDxTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
Other resource N51 eMedicine - Intestinal Flukeshttp://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1177.htm eMedicine - Intestinal FlukesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes Article by Chi Hiong U Go, MD.
Other resource N52 Danish Bilharziasis Laboratoryhttp://www.bilharziasis.dk/ Danish Bilharziasis LaboratoryTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Includes contacts, research, and purpose.
Other resource N53 eMedicine - Schistosomiasishttp://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic857.htm eMedicine - SchistosomiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Article by Amy J Behrman, MD.
Other resource N54 Medmicro: Schistosomes and Other Trematodeshttp://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch088.htm Medmicro: Schistosomes and Other TrematodesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Medical and scientific information on the organisms and the diseases they cause.
Other resource N55 Schistosomiasis Control Initiativehttp://www.schisto.org/ Schistosomiasis Control InitiativeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Features objectives, disease information, programs, operating locations, and news.
Other resource N56 Schistosomiasis: The UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseaseshttp://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/schisto/ Schistosomiasis: The UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical DiseasesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Features disease information, parasite life cycle, research, achievements, news, publications, and images.
Other resource N57 WHO/OMS: Schistosomiasishttp://www.who.int/health-topics/schisto.htm WHO/OMS: SchistosomiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Includes factsheets on the disease, programs, and research.
Other resource N58 What's Bugging You? - Swimmers' Itchhttp://www.ent.msu.edu/cgi-bin/bugging.pl?action=article&article=swmritch.txt What's Bugging You? - Swimmers' ItchTop/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 N59 Lymphatic filariasishttp://www.who.int/health-topics/lymphfil.htm Lymphatic filariasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Lymphatic_Filariasis Detailed information from the World Health Organization.
Other resource N60 Liverpool Lymphatic Filariasis Support Centrehttp://www.filariasis.org.uk/ Liverpool Lymphatic Filariasis Support CentreTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Lymphatic_Filariasis Extensive information about elephantiasis and its treatment. Includes video and audio presentations.
Other resource N61 Filariasis.nethttp://www.filariasis.net/ Filariasis.netTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Lymphatic_Filariasis Features news releases, studies, and a forum.
Other resource N62 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 N63 CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases : Toxoplasmosishttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/toxoplasmosis/ CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases : ToxoplasmosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Features symptoms, fact sheet, laboratory tests, and articles.
Other resource N64 eMedicine: Toxoplasmosishttp://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic601.htm eMedicine: ToxoplasmosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Article by Joseph Sciammarella, MD, FACP, FACEP, DABMA.
Other resource N65 Toxoplasmosis in Cats and Humanshttp://web.vet.cornell.edu/Public/FHC/toxo.html Toxoplasmosis in Cats and HumansTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Cornell Feline Health Center provides a comprehensive fact sheet about toxoplasmosis.
Other resource N66 Toxoplasmosis Factshttp://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/toxo.html Toxoplasmosis FactsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Includes cause, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N67 Cryptosporidium Parvum: A Review of Cryptosporidiosishttp://www.cdfound.to.it/HTML/khan.htm Cryptosporidium Parvum: A Review of CryptosporidiosisTop/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 N68 Cryptosporidiosishttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis/default.htm CryptosporidiosisTop/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 N69 CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cryptosporidiosishttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis/factsht_cryptosporidiosis.htm CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - CryptosporidiosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Cryptosporidiosis Fact sheet with cause, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N70 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 N71 Microsporidiosishttp://www.thebody.com/treat/micros.html MicrosporidiosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Microsporidiosis Information resources from The Body on this opportunitistic infection.
Other resource N72 Leishmaniasis, Caninehttp://www.stw.nl/projecten/U/udg3703.html Leishmaniasis, CanineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Immunization using interferon-gamma as an adjuvant.
Other resource N73 Persian Gulf, The Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Health of U.S. Troopshttp://www.gulflink.osd.mil/medical/med_impact.htm Persian Gulf, The Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Health of U.S. TroopsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Includes Leishmaniasis as one of the diseases studied in connection with Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. From Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses, reprinted from Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Other resource N74 Leishmaniasis, Technicalhttp://www.icp.ucl.ac.be/~opperd/parasites/leish1.htm Leishmaniasis, TechnicalTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Summary information plus clickable slides, references and world maps. From Christian de Duve Institute of Cellular Pathology.
Other resource N75 Leishmaniasis, Government (CDC)http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/leishmania/default.htm Leishmaniasis, Government (CDC)Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Emerging Infectious Diseases. From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Other resource N76 Leishmaniasis, Visceralhttp://homepages.uel.ac.uk/D.P.Humber/akhter/vlhp.htm Leishmaniasis, VisceralTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis From University of East London, B.Sc Microbiology course project.
Other resource N77 Leishmaniasis, Government (TDR)http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/leish/default.htm Leishmaniasis, Government (TDR)Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Update, project reports, highlights, progress, publications, workplans and research grants, resources. From WHO/TDR (World Health Organization/Tropical Disease Research and Training).
Other resource N78 Leishmaniasis (CDC - DPDx)http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Leishmaniasis.htm Leishmaniasis (CDC - DPDx)Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis US government site includes causal agent, life cycle, geographic distribution, clinical features, laboratory diagnosis and features. From the Division of Parasitic Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Other resource N79 Enterobius vermicularis - Pinwormshttp://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/enterobius.html Enterobius vermicularis - PinwormsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Pinworms Includes pinworm life cycle, signs and symptoms, photographs and drawings of the parasite, and detection procedures.
Other resource N80 Pinworms and Your Childhttp://familydoctor.org/139.xml Pinworms and Your ChildTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Pinworms American Academy of Family Physicians patient information handout with information on treatment, symptoms, and prevention.

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