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Viral Infections
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From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Microbes in Sickness and in Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Overviews
- 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)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Hand Hygiene for Consumers (Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology) - Links to PDF
- MedlinePlus: Infection Control (National Library of Medicine)
Also available in: Spanish - Yellow Fever Vaccine (National Immunization Program) - Links to PDF
Specific Conditions
- 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)
Also available in: Spanish - Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Yellow Fever (World Health Organization)
Related Issues
- 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)
- Sore Throat: Easing the Pain of a Sore Throat (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - What is a Microbe? (American Society for Microbiology)
Also available in: Spanish - Yellow Fever: Health Information for International Travel (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
Genetics
- Genetics
- Deciphering Pathogens: Blueprints for New Medical Tools (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - Large PDF file
Organizations
- Organizations
- National Center for Infectious Diseases
- National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Children
- 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)
Also available in: Spanish - Human Parainfluenza Viruses (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- Roseola (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)