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Site description: Combines forces of FAO, IAEA, WHO, AU/IBAR and other relevant stakeholders concerned with the tsetse and trypanosomiasis problem. Includes disease information and maps.
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| Previous 10 | The Kiss of Death: Chagas' Disease in the Americas | http://www.uta.edu/chagas/ The Kiss of Death: Chagas' Disease in the Americas | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Chagas_Disease A study of the disease by Dr. Joseph Bastien. |
| Previous | Sleeping Sickness Bug Swallowed a Plant | http://www.nature.com/nsu/030127/030127-3.html Sleeping Sickness Bug Swallowed a Plant | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/African_Trypanosomiasis Article suggests that an ancient ancestor of trypanosomes merged with a type of green algae. |
| Random 1 | Oklahoma Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association | http://www.oklife.org/ Oklahoma Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association | Top/Business/Financial_Services/Insurance/Associations/Guaranty Provides limited protection to Oklahoma residents who are holders of covered life and health insurance policies and individual annuities in the event a Guaranty Association member becomes insolvent. |
| Random 2 | Signature Perfume | http://www.signature-perfume.com/ Signature Perfume | Top/Shopping/Health/Beauty/Fragrances Perfume, aftershave, and cologne for men and women. |
| Random 3 | Personal Health Center | http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~frhikaru/ Personal Health Center | Top/World/Japanese/健康/体調・症例/感染症 感染症や予防接種の解説と医療制度について掲載。 |
| Random 4 | Hospice of Central Iowa | http://www.hospiceofcentraliowa.org/ Hospice of Central Iowa | Top/Health/Medicine/Facilities/Hospice/North_America/United_States/Iowa General information and for medical professionals, volunteer and employment opportunities, news releases and opportunities for giving. (West Des Moines) |
| Random 5 | MS People Helping People Inc. | http://www.msphp.org/ MS People Helping People Inc. | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Neurological_Disorders/Demyelinating_Diseases/Multiple_Sclerosis/Support_Groups Independent living opportunities. |
| Next | Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa | http://www.who.int/ocp/ Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Onchocerciasis Detailed information about the disease and eradication programs from the World Health Organization. |
| Next 10 | OnchoNet | http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/SWILLIAM/OnchoNet/OnchoNet.html OnchoNet | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Onchocerciasis Offers a range of resources on onchocerciasis, the fourth leading cause of blindness worldwide. |
| Random 1 | The German Flamenco Pages | http://www.flamenco-seiten.de/ The German Flamenco Pages | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Flamenco Extensive information about Flamenco, list of worldwide flamenco sites, discussion forum. |
| Random 4 | Advanced Medical Concepts | http://www.amcbaltimore.com/ Advanced Medical Concepts | Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/Maryland/Localities/B/Baltimore/Business_and_Economy/Shopping Mobility products, electric scooters, power wheelchairs and lift chairs from manufacturers such as Invacare, Sunrise Medical and Pride Mobility. |
| Random 4 | Yateley Morris Men | http://homepage.ntlworld.com/argreen/ymm/ Yateley Morris Men | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris_Dancing/Cotswold A Sussex side. A great deal of information about their horse. Also links, photographs and a dance schedule. |
| Next 70 | Diphyllobothrium latum | http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/diphyllobothrium.html Diphyllobothrium latum | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Tapeworms The fish tapeworm. Includes life cycle and images. |
| Previous 70 | 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. |
| Next 170 | Partners in Health National Influenza Immunization Campaign | http://www.fightflu.com/ Partners in Health National Influenza Immunization Campaign | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Influenza Canadian organization. Information on the need for immunizations to prevent the disease. In English and French. |
| Previous 170 | MARA/AMRA Project Home Page | http://www.mara.org.za MARA/AMRA Project Home Page | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Mapping malaria risk in Africa. |
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| Previous 270 | Oregon Health & Science University | http://www.ohsuhealth.com/htaz/infectious/ Oregon Health & Science University | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases OHSU offers infectious diseases information including common diseases, prevention, statistics, the immune system and a glossary. |
| Other resource N0 | 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 N1 | 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 N2 | 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 N3 | 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 N4 | 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 N5 | 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 N6 | 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 N7 | 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 N8 | 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 N9 | 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 N10 | 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 N11 | 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 N12 | 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 N13 | 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 N14 | 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 N15 | 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 N16 | 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 N17 | 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 N18 | 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 N19 | 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 N20 | 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 N21 | 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 N22 | 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 N23 | 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 N24 | 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 N25 | 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 N26 | 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 N27 | 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 N28 | 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 N29 | 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 N30 | 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 N31 | 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 N32 | 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 N33 | 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 N34 | 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 N35 | 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 N36 | 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 N37 | 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 N38 | 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 N39 | 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 N40 | 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 N41 | 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 N42 | 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 N43 | 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 N44 | 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 N45 | 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 N46 | 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 N47 | 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 N48 | 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 N49 | 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 N50 | 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 N51 | 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 N52 | 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 N53 | 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 N54 | 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 N55 | 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 N56 | 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 N57 | 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 N58 | 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 N59 | 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 N60 | 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 N61 | 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 N62 | 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 N63 | 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 N64 | 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 N65 | 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 N66 | 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 N67 | 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 N68 | 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 N69 | 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 N70 | 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 N71 | 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. |
| Other resource N72 | Persian Gulf, The Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Health of U.S. Troops | http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/medical/med_impact.htm Persian Gulf, The Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Health of U.S. Troops | Top/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 N73 | Leishmaniasis, Technical | http://www.icp.ucl.ac.be/~opperd/parasites/leish1.htm Leishmaniasis, Technical | Top/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 N74 | 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 N75 | Leishmaniasis, Visceral | http://homepages.uel.ac.uk/D.P.Humber/akhter/vlhp.htm Leishmaniasis, Visceral | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis From University of East London, B.Sc Microbiology course project. |
| Other resource N76 | 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 N77 | 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 N78 | Enterobius vermicularis - Pinworms | http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/enterobius.html Enterobius vermicularis - Pinworms | Top/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 N79 | 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. |
| Other resource N80 | eMedicine - Pinworm : Article by Sun Huh, MD, PhD | http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1837.htm eMedicine - Pinworm : Article by Sun Huh, MD, PhD | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Pinworms Article by Sun Huh, MD, PhD. |