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Infectious Disease: Mumps
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Fact sheet about mumps, "a viral infection that primarily affects the parotid glands -- one of three pairs of salivary glands, located below and in front of your ears." Discusses signs and symptoms, causes, complications, treatment, the mea ...
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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mumps/DS00125 |
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CDC National Immunization Program: Mumps
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Publications about mumps, an acute viral illness that includes "fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and loss of appetite; followed by swelling of salivary glands." Includes details about immunization (the measles, mumps, rubella vacci ...
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http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/mumps/ |
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ILEP: International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations
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"ILEP is an international federation of fifteen autonomous non-governmental anti-leprosy organisations, or organisations with a strong emphasis on leprosy." The site provides information about the organization and links to member sites, inf ...
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http://www.ilep.org.uk/ |
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Elimination of Leprosy as a Public Health Problem: Leprosy Today
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Information about the disease, its treatment, its incidence in the world, current research, and the international campaign to eradicate it. From the World Health Organization.
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http://www.who.int/lep/ |
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President's Malaria Initiative (PMI)
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Background and news about the President's Malaria Initiative, which "represents an historic five-year [2006-2010] expansion of U.S. Government (USG) resources to fight malaria in the region most affected by the disease." Provides fact sheet ...
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http://www.fightingmalaria.gov/ |
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Measles Initiative
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Launched in February 2001, the Measles Initiative, a joint project of the American Red Cross, UNICEF, CDC, and other international groups, "is a long-term commitment to control measles deaths starting in Africa by vaccinating at-risk children 15 ...
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http://www.measlesinitiative.org |
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Emergency Preparedness & Response: Anthrax
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Compilation of public health and emergency response material concerning anthrax, "a serious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a bacterium that forms spores." Includes documents on anthrax bioterrorism attacks, mail handler safety, diagn ...
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http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Anthrax/ |
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MedlinePlus: Measles
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Links to resources about measles, "an infectious disease caused by a virus. ... The main symptom of measles is an itchy skin rash. The rash often starts on the head and moves down the body." Includes overviews, news (including summer 2008 n ...
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/measles.html |
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MedlinePlus: Shingles
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Compilation of links to publications about shingles (herpes zoster), a skin rash or blisters caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. Features overviews of the diseases, news (including the shingles vaccine approved in May 2006), and website ...
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/shingles.html |
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NINDS Shingles Information Page
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Fact sheet on shingles (herpes zoster), "an outbreak of rash or blisters on the skin that is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox -- the varicella-zoster virus." Describes symptoms, treatment, prognosis, and research. Includes l ...
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http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/shingles/shingles.htm |
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