- Johns Hopkins Infectious Diseases - http://hopkins-id.edu/
Information on infectious diseases including hepatitis, STDs, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, research, education, and epidemiology.
- National Foundation for Infectious Diseases - http://www.nfid.org/
NFID supports research into the causes, cures, and prevention of infectious diseases and sponsors public and professional education programs. Virtual library, factsheets, vaccine research conference information, National Coalition for Adult Immunization.
- Communicable Disease and Immunizations - http://www.metrokc.gov/health/prevcont/
Communicable disease information for HIV/AIDS, pertussis, influenza, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, chickenpox, and others.
- Infections - MCW HealthLink - http://healthlink.mcw.edu/infections/
Information about infectious and communicable diseases from the physicians of the Medical College of Wisconsin.
- The Core Center - http://www.corecenter.org/
Comprehensive range of outpatient care to individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases.
- Infectious Diseases - http://wordnet.com.au/infectious_diseases.htm
Articles in .pdf format - requiring Adobe Acrobat reader. Plus a link directory.
- The Bad Bug Book - http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html
This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. Each chapter focuses on either one bacteria, virus, parasite, or natural toxin, providing basic facts.
- Mediscover - Infectious Diseases - http://www.mediscover.net
Content includes topical news from the world or research, recent releases from the world of clinical practice - antivirals, antibiotics and vaccines, regular feature articles, specialist resources.
- A Focus on Infectious Diseases - http://www.healthology.com/infectiousdiseases
Information on influenza, infections in children, HIV/AIDS, shingles, sexually transmitted diseases, oral infections, and pelvic infections.
- National Center for Infectious Diseases - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm
A large, searchable database of articles about diseases; resources for scientists, physicians, travelers; publications; training programs.
- U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya - http://www.usamrukenya.org
Research and surveillance of tropical diseases, including virology, parasitology, and immunology, to develop and test improved means for predicting, detecting, preventing, and treating infectious disease threats in East Africa.
- eMedicine: Hospital Acquired Infections - http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1619.htm
Physician reports on the viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens likely to cause nosocomial infections such as pneumonia, urinary tract infection, colitis, and candidiasis. Includes medical care and prevention tips.
- Microbial Threats to Health: Emergence, Detection, and Response (2003) - http://www.nap.edu/books/030908864X/html/
Covers emerging diseases, resurgence of known pathogens, and the human factors that converge to provide an environment where diseases can spread. Complete 350-page report from the Board on Global Health of the National Academy of Science, in Open Book and PDF formats.
- Medical Microbiology - http://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/
Online textbook with scientific and medical information on many disease causing organisms.
- Kidshealth: Infections - http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/
Directory of factsheets covering common infections affecting children.
- Clinical Infectious Diseases, Electronic Edition - http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/CID/journal/home.html
Published by the University of Chicago for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Features news, articles, and practice guidelines.
- Disease Outbreak News - http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/
Information about disease outbreaks anywhere in the world, searchable by time period, with archives by disease; from the Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response (CSR), World Health Organization.
- IDLinx - http://www.mdlinx.com/idlinx/
Medical news and information in infectious disease from current medical journals for physicians. Available on the web or by email newsletter.
- Infectious Disease News - http://www.infectiousdiseasenews.com/
Online version of the magazine. Includes breaking news, archives, online seminars, and specialty forums.
- Medical Microbiology - http://www.kcom.edu/faculty/chamberlain/
Information on the microorganisms that cause diseases in humans. Lecture notes, laboratory notebook, computerized clinical cases, and most common causes of infectious diseases file.
- Health Protection Agency: Infections - http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/
CDSC is a division of the Health Protection Agency and is the UK information and response center for surveillance and control of infectious diseases.
- The Lancet: Infectious Diseases - http://infection.thelancet.com/
Online version of the journal. Includes full text articles and abstracts. Requires registration to see most of the content. Basic registration is free. Some articles are pay per view.
- Medscape Infectious Diseases - http://www.medscape.com/infectiousdiseaseshome
Directory of news, articles, research reports, and sites. Free registration required to view most of the material.
- Vads Corner - http://www.vadscorner.com/
Emerging viruses, Outbreaks, Haze, Nipah virus, enterovirus 71, Influenza, H5N1 Influenza A, Chikungunya virus, West Nile virus, Dioxin, Arsenic, Medline, Medical Journals.
- Infectious Facts - http://www.astdhpphe.org/pubs_infectious.asp
From the Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education. Fact sheets on infectious diseases.
- USAMRIID - http://www.usamriid.army.mil/
The United States Army Medical Research Institute for infectious diseases.
- eMedicine Health - Finger Infection - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/17245-1.asp
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of injury or infection to a finger.
- eMedicine Health - Sepsis - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/12996-1.asp
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of blood infection.
- eMedicine Health - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/16463-1.asp
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of swollen lymph glands.
- InfectionSpotlight.com - http://www.infectionspotlight.com/
Resource for patients and families, including information, latest news and additional links on infectious diseases. From Aventis Pharmaceuticals.
- Infectious Disease LifeCenter - http://www.infectiousdiseaselifecenter.com
Offers patients news and info regarding a host of diseases, as well as a secure online setting where they can ask board-certified physicians questions.
- Communicable Disease and Public Health - http://www.hpa.org.uk/cdph/
A journal published by the Health Protection Agency in association with the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health. Find back and current issues and info about the CDPH.
- International Society for Infectious Diseases - http://www.isid.org/
ISID consists of individuals interested in infectious diseases, including specialists, microbiologists, immunologists, epidemiologists, public health workers, parasitologists, virologists, mycologists, and molecular biologists. Find publications, resources, memberships and programs.
- BioMed Central - http://www.biomedcentral.com/currinfectdisrep/
Offers the current infectious disease reports.
- Research and Training in Tropical Diseases - http://www.who.int/tdr/
Co-sponsored by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO). It helps co-ordinate global efforts to combat infectious diseases of the poor and disadvantaged.
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