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Centers for Disease Control: Lyme Disease
With this resource, students can read about the discovery, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease, which is caused by "Bacteria transmitted to humans by the bite of infected deer ticks." This article includes detailed images...
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Centers for Disease Control: The Tuskegee Timeline
What was the Tuskegee Syphilis Study? Find out more about this experimental study when you visit this site. The CDC compiled a timeline outlining the events of this tragedy.
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Centers for Disease Control: Tourette Syndrome
Information about Tourette's Syndrome. Topics covered include what it is, the prevalence, and how to support someone with TS.
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Centers for Disease Control: Hookworm
General information about hookworms, including causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution clinical features, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
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Centers for Disease Control: Work Related Hearing Loss
Information is provided on this site about work-related hearing loss.
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Centers for Disease Control: Cholera
At this site learn about how cholera is spread and treated. The website is from the Center for Disease Control provides responses simple questions about the disease, as well as links to the websites of pharmaceutical companies that have...
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Centers for Disease Control: About Rabies
Site from the Centers for Disease Control about what rabies is, its public health importance, and the costs related to prevention and prevalence.
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Centers for Disease Control: Rabies Diagnosis
This site from the Centers for Disease Control discusses how rabies is diagnosed in animals and in humans. It thoroughly describes the procedure of the direct fluorescent antibody (dFA) test used for detection of rabies.
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Centers for Disease Control: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Comprehensive information on carbon monoxide poisoning, including how to prevent it, the symptoms, who is most at risk, and research reports on the topic.
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Centers for Disease Control: Extreme Heat
Information on how to protect oneself and others during periods of extreme heat. Topics covered include the dangers of prolonged exposure to extreme heat, preventative measures to take, how to recognize heat-related stress, and people...
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Centers for Disease Control: Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
Facts about hand, foot, and mouth disease: what it is, how it is spread, how to prevent and treat it, and what the risks are.
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Centers for Disease Control: Duchenne/becker Muscular Dystrophy
Information about Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy, including what it is, what causes it, and research projects being undertaken to improve services for patients and their families.
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Centers for Disease Control: Key Facts About Influenza (Flu) Vaccine
The two types of vaccines are discussed along with who should/should not get vaccinated, when is the best time to get vaccinated, side effects, and more.
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Centers for Disease Control: Arboviral Encephalitides
Resource describes several different kinds of encephalitis in detail.
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Centers for Disease Control: Fast Stats: Life Expectancy
Gives statistics on life expectancy in the United States for males and females by age range.
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Centers for Disease Control: Std Facts: Hpv Vaccine
CDC provides HPV vaccine questions and answers for young females and for their parents.
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Centers for Disease Control: Transmission and Maintenance Cycle in Encephalitis [Pdf]
Flow chart that shows the mode of transmission of Arboviral encephalitis.
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Centers for Disease Control: Epilepsy, a Common Disabling Neurological Condition
This site from the Centers for Disease Control talks about what epilepsy is, how many people are affected by it, and what it costs in medical expenses and lost productivity.
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Centers for Disease Control: Nat. Center for Health Statistics: Hepatitis Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics provides major statistics for viral hepatitis. Includes Overall cases in the U.S. and related deaths.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Anthrax [Pdf]
A fact card on anthrax disease explains how it is contracted and treated.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases: Tetanus [Pdf]
Brief fact sheet on tetanus includes symptoms and causes.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Measles [Pdf]
Fact sheet on the measles 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: 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.