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Centers for Disease Control: Division of Parasitic Diseases
This database includes life cycles, images, and diagnosis information for several parasites that can infect humans. The search does work better using scientific names.
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Centers for Disease Control: African Trypanosomiasis
The Center for Disease Control offers fact sheets, travel information, and reports on the African sleeping sickness, Trypanosomiasis.
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Centers for Disease Control: Schistosomiasis
Fact sheet on schistosomiasis. Includes common questions and references.
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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: Trichinellosis
Information is provided about Trichinellosis, such as causes, features, diagnosis and treatment.
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Centers for Disease Control: Parasites and Health: Ascariasis
For the complete picture of the roundworm Ascariasis, check out this thorough resource. It investigates geographic range, agents of infection, symptoms and treatment options.
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Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Dining Decisions
This interactive game has kids try to create a well-balanced, nutritious lunch. After selecting five foods, kids find out how they did. They learn what nutrients each healthy food choice provided and what was wrong with the poor food...
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Centers for Disease Control: Body and Mind: Power Packing
If you are packing your own lunch, it's important to know what foods to prepare and how to pack them. This website provides tips for properly storing you sandwich, cold foods, and hot foods. Also included are tips for choosing healthy...
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Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Yoga
Reference tool for learning about yoga. Find out what you'll need to wear, what gear you'll need, how to do yoga, what the different yoga types and positions are, and why it is a great exercise for the mind.
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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: Bam! Body and Mind Fitness Calendar
Put together your own, personalized fitness calendar. Think about a fitness plan, set fitness goals, track your own progress, and work on varying your fitness routine. After planning a week of activity, print out your calendar and keep...
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Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Choices & Consequences
We all have tough choices to make especially when it comes to peer pressure. Play this interactive game against other contestants to see how well you make good choices. Check out the links on the right to learn even more about peer...
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Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Guide to Getting Along
Learn how to handle situations and problems the right way without getting out of control, overly mad, or even violent. This sight teaches you the "Bam" plan, or tips "to keep your anger from boiling over".
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Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Snorkeling
Meet an expert at snorkeling and learn some basics on how to play. Find out what gear you'll need, safety tips, and fun facts.
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Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Diving
Discover basic information on what you need to know to become a diver. Learn what gear you need, safety tips, how to do a beginner's dive, and expert advice from a champion diver.
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Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Water Skiing
Get expert advice on the sport of water skiing. Learn what equipment you'll need, safety tips, and how to get started in water skiing.
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Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Your Body: Diabetes
Resource provides extensive information about diabetes for kids.
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Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Your Body: Body Smartz!
Information and advice about puberty, with answers to questions about what changes on the inside and what changes on the outside.
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Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Fishing
Reel into the excitement and benefits to fishing.