Viral Infections

• Latest News
• New Research on Autism Points to a Novel 'Gut' Disease in Some Kids (10/31/2004, New York Times Syndicate)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Microbes in Sickness and in Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

• Overviews
• Viral Infections (Merck & Co., Inc.)
• Virus or Bacterium? (American Society for Microbiology)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Viruses and Some Virus-Like Agents (American Society for Microbiology)

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Viruses (American Society for Microbiology)
  Also available in: Spanish
• What is a Microbe? (American Society for Microbiology)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Cytomegalovirus Infections (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Virus Diseases (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Adenoviruses (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Cytomegalic Inclusion Body Disease (CIBD) (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Molluscum Contagiosum (American Academy of Dermatology)
• Non-Polio Enterovirus Infections (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
• Yellow Fever (World Health Organization)

• Prevention/Screening
• Hand Hygiene for Consumers (Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology) - Links to PDF File
• MedlinePlus: Infection Control (National Library of Medicine)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Related Issues
• Do You Know What Role Microbes Play in These Products? (American Society for Microbiology)
• Evaluating Your Risk: How Likely Are You to Catch an Infectious Disease? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Yellow Fever: Health Information for International Travel (National Center for Infectious Diseases)

• Genetics
• Deciphering Pathogens: Blueprints for New Medical Tools (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - Links to PDF File - Large file

• Organizations
• National Center for Infectious Diseases
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

• Women
• Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnancy (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Children
• Adenovirus (Nemours Foundation)
• Coxsackie Viruses (Nemours Foundation)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Cytomegalovirus (CMV) (Nemours Foundation)
• Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
• Human Parainfluenza Viruses (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
• Roseola (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)