FAQ - About Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
Also available in: Spanish
Answers to questions about anthrax symptoms, transmission, diagnosis, and treatment. Information is also provided about the anthrax vaccine.... Details >
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
FAQ - About Tuberculosis (TB)
Also available in: Spanish
Answers to your most commonly asked questions about this bacterial disease. The bacteria that causes TB--Mycobacterium tuberculosis--can attack any part of your body, usually attack the lungs. TB can ... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
A Kids' Guide to Fever
This kids' guide to fever explains what a fever is, why kids get fevers, why parents and doctors may be concerned, and how to get rid of fever.... Details >
Nemours Foundation |
Amazing Microbe Hunters
Travel through a time pyramid, answer some questions and meet 6 scientists who have helped scientists and doctors to learn more about microbes (germs) and how they affect our bodies.... Details >
American Museum of Natural History |
An Ounce of Prevention Keeps the Germs Away
A public education program about simple health behaviors that can help prevent infectious diseases. This web site highlights some simple things you and your family can do to prevent getting infectious... Details >
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Answers to Your Questions About: Conjunctivitis
This online consumer health information mini-fact sheet provides basic information about the eye disease conjunctivitis, more commonly known as "pink eye".... Details >
American Optometric Association |
Antimicrobial Resistance
This consumer health information fact sheet discusses drug-resistant infectious agents, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VR... Details >
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
Antimicrobial Resistance (National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC)
Drug resistance, more technically known as antimicrobial resistance, is a growing concern among health professionals and others around the world. This site is designed to provide both general and tech... Details >
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Basic Information About Monkeypox
Monkeypox: An Emerging Infectious Disease in North America. Monkeypox is a rare viral disease that is found mostly in the rainforest countries of central and west Africa.
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National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Campylobacter
This document provides answers to consumers' questions about Campylobacter -- the most common bacterial cause of diarrheal illness in the United States.... Details >
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
