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Infectious Diseases Additional Resources



Microbes: in Sickness and in Health
Publication of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/microbes.htm

Microbial Threats to Health: Emergence, Detection, and Response (2003)
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 an
http://www.nap.edu/books/030908864X/html/

Medical Microbiology
Online textbook with scientific and medical information on many disease causing organisms.
http://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/

The Global Infectious Disease Threat and Its Implications for the United States
Extensive report from the US Central Intelligence Agency.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/reports/nie/report/nie99-17d.html

Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health
Information on communicable diseases and environmental health hazards, travel and veterinary health risks including statistical data.
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/scieh/

Medscape Infectious Diseases
Directory of news, articles, research reports, and sites. Free registration required to view most of the material.
http://www.medscape.com/infectiousdiseaseshome

The New England Journal of Medicine: Infectious Disease
The Infectious Diseases collection covers topics such as sepsis, meningitis, and pneumonia.
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/collection/infectious_diseases

Johns Hopkins Infectious Diseases
Information on infectious diseases including hepatitis, STDs, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, research, education, and epidemiology.
http://hopkins-id.edu/

Medlineplus - Infectious Diseases
Articles about infectious disease and infectious disease links.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infectiousdiseases.html

Karolinska Institute: Library and Information Center
Compilation of medical microbiology and infectious diseases sites.
http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/c1.html