Infectious Diseases
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- Influenza Virus Net
- Aims to be a resource for the public and health professionals for influenza and to serve as a network for the exchange of information and news related to influenza.
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- MedicineNet.com - Influenza
- A collection of articles about cold and flu topics covering symptoms, vaccinations, medications, and treatment
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- Medinfo: Influenza
- Easy to understand information for patients on influenza, a virus which causes a severe form of respiratory tract infection with generalised bodily symptoms
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- National Foundation for Infectious Diseases: Influenza
- Provides information for consumers, health professionals and the media.
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- New York State Department of Health: Seasonal Influenza
- Includes educational materials, frequently asked questions and answers, news and vaccine information.
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- Strategy to Enhance Influenza Surveillance Worldwide
- Report of a study on the need for a global surveillance program to provide data needed for allocation of scarce healthcare resources.
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- Wear a Mask
- Provides details of simple precutions to be taken to avoid person to person spread of flu viruses, discusses the effectiveness of face masks and lists FDA approved masks.
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- What's Up with the Flu?
- Article from Miller and Levine providing a background to this disease and including much information on vaccines and their production.
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- Wikipedia: Influenza
- Overview article on the virus and infection in humans. Includes history, classification, replication, transmission, prevention, treatment and related topics.
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- e-Medicine Health - Flu in Adults
- Consumer health resource center providing an overview of adult influenza and its causes, symptoms and treatment.
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- Airport Malaria : Jet-Setting Mosquitos Spread Disease
- Since 1977, when the disease was first documented, 75 cases of airport malaria have been observed in western Europe. People may be infected by the bite of an anopheles mosquito during a flight or stopover, or while opening containers or luggage all over the airport area. People who live near an airport or whose road transport brings them into the vicinity may also be affected. [PDF]
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- HPA: Malaria Reference Laboratory
- Guidelines for travellers for protection against malaria. From the UK Health Protection Agency, a non-departmental public body.
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- History of the Discovery of the Malaria Parasites and Their Vectors
- Article by Francis E G Cox tracing the story of malaria parasites and their mosquito vectors from the first discovery of the parasites in 1880 to the present time.
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- Malaria Hotspots
- Provides information on malaria and its prevention and general travel health advice. Includes short videos with the experiences of a number of travellers.
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- Malaria Web Site
- This site provides information on history, pathology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, complications and control of malaria.