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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Rubella [Pdf]
Fact sheet on the rubella virus describes its symptoms as well as how it is contracted and how it is prevented.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Pertussis [Pdf]
Fact sheet on pertussis, or whooping cough, describes its symptoms as well as how it is contracted and how it is prevented.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Mumps [Pdf]
Fact sheet on the mumps infection describes its symptoms as well as how it is contracted and how it is prevented.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Hepatitis a [Pdf]
Fact sheet on the hepatitis A infection describes its symptoms, causes, and ideas for prevention.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Tuberculosis [Pdf]
Fact sheet on tuberculosis describes how its causes as well as its symptoms and prognosis
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Diphtheria [Pdf]
Fact sheet on diphtheria describes its symptoms, causes, and ideas for prevention.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Salmonellosis [Pdf]
A fact card on salmonellosis answers questions about what causes it, its symptoms, and how to avoid getting it.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Sars [Pdf]
Fact card on severe acute respiratory syndrome, commonly known as SARS, and the serious dangers it can pose to human health.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Staph Infection [Pdf]
A fact card on staph infections.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Strep a [Pdf]
A fact card on strep A infections: the dangers they pose, symptoms, and ways to avoid them.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Hantavirus [Pdf]
A fact card on hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, or HPS, with explanations of how it is contracted and how to avoid getting it.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Ulcers [Pdf]
A fact card on ulcers and the bacterium, Helicobacter pylori, that causes them.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Chicken Pox [Pdf]
A fact card on chicken pox and how it is contracted.
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Centers for Disease Control: Lyme Disease and Animals
This article from the Centers for Disease Control has a very short write-up on the causes and signs of Lyme disease, which is followed by information on how animals can indirectly transmit the disease to humans.
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New Mexico Health Department: Hantavirus
This page details the mortality rate (43%), symptoms, testing, treatment options, and general information on Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome. Offers links to related sites.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Vaccines [Pdf]
Fact sheet describing the importance of getting vaccinations to prevent disease.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Polio [Pdf]
Fact sheet on polio describes its symptoms as well as how it is contracted and how it is prevented.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: West Nile Virus [Pdf]
A fact card on West Nile virus answers questions about what causes it and how to protect against it.
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Centers for Disease Control: West Nile Virus
This resource, which is provided for by the Center for Disease Control, goes into great detail about West Nile Virus, which can go into encephalitis.
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Centers for Disease Control: Key Facts About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza a (H5 N1) Virus
This site provides general information about avian influenza (bird flu) and one type of bird flu (H5N1). Information is also provided on human health risks, treatment, and vaccination.
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Centers for Disease Control: Avian Influenza Infection in Humans
This concise site provides a listing of confirmed instances of avian influenza infecting humans since 1997.
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Centers for Disease Control: Antibiotic Resistance
A brief discussion of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
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Centers for Disease Control: Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
At this site there are some quick facts, presented in a simple chart, about the dangers of smokeless tobacco.
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Centers for Disease Control: Survey and Data Collection
Site contains statistical data for the National Center for Health Statistics.