Directory of Infectious Diseases Resources

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An infectious disease is a clinically evident illness resulting from the presence of pathogenic agents, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites and prions.

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Resources in This Category

• Center for Complex Infectious Diseases

  http://www.ccid.org/
  Provides information on stealth viruses, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and other diseases caused by stealth viruses, and presentations and publications given by Dr. Martin.

• Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy

  http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/
  CIDRAP provides advice, information and analysis on the prevention, control and treatment of infectious diseases and in public health preparedness in such areas as bioterrorism and food safety.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  http://www.cdc.gov/
  Mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. Includes guidelines, articles and resources for consumers and health professionals.

• Clinical Infectious Diseases

  http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/
  This journal publishes clinical articles, including those in microbiology; a regular AIDS/TB Commentary; sections covering medical and legal issues and managed care symposia; time-saving review articles, which survey the growing body of research literature in a specific area or on a group of related topics; and thematic studies on central topics in infectious disease research. Electronic edition.

• Communicable Disease and Immunizations

  http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/communicable.aspx
  Communicable disease information for HIV/AIDS, pertussis, influenza, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, chickenpox, and others.

• 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.

• eMedicine Health

  http://www.emedicinehealth.com/swollen_lymph_glands/article_em.htm
  Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of swollen lymph glands.

• eMedicine Health - Finger Infection

  http://www.emedicinehealth.com/finger_infection/article_em.htm
  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/sepsis_blood_infection/article_em.htm
  Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of blood infection.

• eMedicine: Hospital Acquired Infections

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/967022-overview
  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.

• eMedicine: Infectious Diseases

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/infectious_diseases
  Directory of full length articles on various diseases.

• Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal

  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/
  Includes e-journal from the CDC.

• Family Practice Notebook: Infectious Disease

  http://www.fpnotebook.com/ID/index.htm
  Comprehensive database of infectious disease.

• General Practice Notebook - Infectious Disease

  http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=1282080777
  Describes features of many conditions.

• Health Protection Agency: Infections

  https://www.gov.uk/health-protection/infectious-diseases
  CDSC is a division of the Health Protection Agency and is the UK information and response center for surveillance and control of infectious diseases.

• Health Protection Scotland

  http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/
  Information on communicable diseases and environmental health hazards, travel and veterinary health risks including statistical data.

• 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 Center - Mayo Clinic

  http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions
  Find information on colds, flu, STDs, and other common infections. Includes adult and child immunizations, and prevention.

• Infectious Disease Control Unit

  http://www.dshs.texas.gov/idcu/
  Factsheets and news releases related to diseases and various health topics.

• Infectious Disease News

  http://www.healio.com/infectious-disease
  Online version of the magazine. Includes breaking news, archives, online seminars, and specialty forums.

• Infectious Disease Research Institute

  http://www.idri.org/
  IDRI targets neglected diseases based on their threat to public health and lack of a vaccine diagnostic, or effective therapeutic. Find out which diseases are being focused on, and details about IDRI.

• Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

  http://journals.lww.com/infectdis/pages/default.aspx
  Journal published nine times a year. Articles on topics of current interest to physicians and other health care professionals treating patients with infectious diseases.

• Infectious Diseases Society of America

  http://www.idsociety.org/
  Includes information about the IDSA, a career center, newsroom, practice guidelines, and journals and publications.

• 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.

• Johns Hopkins Infectious Diseases

  http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/medicine/id
  Information on infectious diseases including hepatitis, STDs, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, research, education, and epidemiology.

• Journal Watch Infectious Diseases

  http://www.jwatch.org/infectious-diseases
  Fee based service with summaries of medical journal articles in the field of Infectious Disease.

• Kidshealth: Infections

  http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/infections/
  Directory of factsheets covering common infections affecting children.

• Legal Authorities for Isolation and Quarantine

  http://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/aboutlawsregulationsquarantineisolation.html
  Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US on the legal basis for enforcement of isolation and quarantine.

• Medical Microbiology

  http://www.atsu.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.

• MedlinePlus: Infectious Diseases

  https://medlineplus.gov/infectiousdiseases.html
  Articles about infectious disease and infectious disease links.

• MedPage Today

  http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/
  Offers up to date medical news and physician-reviewed articles about infectious disease.

• Medscape: Infectious Diseases

  http://www.medscape.com/infectiousdiseases
  Latest medical news and information from Medscape.com.

• Microbial Threats to Health: Emergence, Detection, and Response (2003)

  http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=030908864X
  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.

• National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

  http://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/
  Division of the CDC that provides leadership, expertise, and service in laboratory and epidemiological science, bioterrorism preparedness, applied research, disease surveillance, and outbreak response for infectious diseases.

• 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.

• New York State Department of Health: Communicable Diseases

  http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/
  Directory of factsheets on infectious diseases, plus press releases.

• Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases

  http://www.pkids.org/
  PKIDs Online educates the public about infectious diseases and disease prevention, supports families whose children have chronic, viral infectious diseases, and works to eliminate the social stigma borne by the infected.

• Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

  http://journals.lww.com/pidj/
  Original studies, reviews, and case reports on all aspects of infectious diseases in children that have relevance to clinical practice. Features review articles and original studies on viral and bacterial illness in children of interest to pediatricians, pediatric residents and fellows, and pediatric nurses.

• Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

  http://www.pids.org/
  Promotes excellence in diagnosis, management and prevention of infectious diseases through clinical care, education, research and advocacy. Find details about PIDS, membership information, meetings and events, education and training and a forum.

• PediatricSuperSite.com

  http://www.healio.com/pediatrics
  Online journal on infectious diseases of children.

• ProMED-mail

  http://www.promedmail.org/
  A global electronic reporting system for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases and toxins.

• Research and Training in Tropical Diseases

  http://apps.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.

• Science Speaks: Global ID News

  http://www.sciencespeaksblog.org/
  Features news and analysis on the latest developments in infectious diseases.

• Surviving Sepsis Campaign

  http://www.survivingsepsis.org/
  Aims to reduce mortality from sepsis and to improve its management, diagnosis and treatment.

• The Bad Bug Book

  http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/CausesOfIllnessBadBugBook/
  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.

• The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education: Infection Index

  http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/INFEHTML/INFECIDX.html
  Images of organisms and their effects on organs.

• The Journal of Infectious Diseases

  http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/
  Published for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Find current and past issues and information about the journal.

• The Lancet: Infectious Diseases

  http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf
  A monthly infectious diseases journal, renowned for the publication of high-quality peer-reviewed reviews and analysis from around the world.

• The Merck Manual - Infectious Diseases

  http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious_diseases.html
  Specific and general clinical information on infectious diseases and their treatment.

• The New England Journal of Medicine: Infectious Disease

  http://www.nejm.org/infectious-disease
  The Infectious Diseases collection covers topics such as sepsis, meningitis, and pneumonia.

• USAMRIID

  http://www.usamriid.army.mil/
  The United States Army Medical Research Institute for infectious diseases.

• Vad's Corner

  http://www.vadscorner.com/
  Dr.M.Vadivale provides links to a wide range of sites about infectious diseases and other health-related topics.

• WHO/OMS - Infectious Diseases

  http://www.who.int/topics/infectious_diseases/en/
  Articles from the World Health Organization.

• Wikipedia: Infectious Disease

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_disease
  Offers detailed information about infectious disease including classifications, transmission, diagnosing and therapies, immunity, mortality from, and a history.

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