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Infectious diseases are caused
by microscopic organisms, including bacteria,
viruses, fungi and animal parasites, that penetrate the body’s
natural barriers
and multiply to create symptoms that can range from mild to
deadly. Infectious
diseases can cause suffering and death to anyone, regardless of
age, gender,
lifestyle, ethnic background, and economic status; moreover,
they impose an enormous financial burden on society.
Nurses play a crucial role in preventing
and controlling infectious diseases in the health care setting.
Infection Control
Nurses are specialists who identify, control, and prevent
outbreaks of infection in
healthcare settings and the community.
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Sites & Resources
- Aids
Information- Education and resource center with
brochures, resources
and fact sheets for patients, health care providers, and
researchers.
- Antibiotic
Guide- Treatment recommendations for common
infections.
[Froedtert Hospital, Medical College of Wisconsin.]
- Association
for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology-
Organization that promotes wellness and prevents illness
and infection world-wide by advancing health care
epidemiology through education, collaboration, research,
practice, and credentialing. Extensive on site resources
for health professionals.
- Anthrax
Vaccination Immunization Program- Recent news and
articles, information about anthrax and the vaccine,
information and education tools to assist teaching about
anthrax, and links to other sites.
- Biodefense
and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Opportunities-
Information from the National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases about
the many research needs and opportunities in biodefense
and emerging infectious diseases.
- Bird Flu - Answers to 10 Important Questions -Most people know that bird flu is beginning to emerge as a serious health threat to the world. There are real concerns and in this article we give answers to 10 questions which many individuals are asking about bird flu.
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ("Mad Cow Disease")- Information,
news, latest updates, and Resources.
- Bloodborne
Pathogens & Needlestick Prevention- Resources
that provide useful safety and health information about
bloodborne pathogens and needlestick prevention.
- CDC
Recommends- A searchable storehouse of documents
containing CDC recommendations on a variety of health,
prevention, and public health practice issues.
- Centers
For Disease Control and Prevention- Fact sheets,
disease prevention
and health information from A to Z (e.g., Anthrax, Cancer,
Drownings, Zoster). Latest information about SARS,
Smallpox, etc..
- Certification
Board of Infection Control & Epidemiology-
Board that provides direction for and administers the
certification process for professionals in infection
control and applied epidemiology [CIC®].
- Chronic
Hepatitis C: Disease Management- Comprehensive
information about the risk factors, mode of infection, and
management of this virulent form of hepatitis.
- Communicable
Disease Fact Sheets- Extensive information for
patients, health providers and researchers including
printable communicable disease fact sheets covering a wide
range of topics [New York State Department of Health].
- Communicating
With Patients About Immunizations-Comprehensive
kit to
help healthcare providers discuss immunization with their
patients. [Can be downloaded or printed by section -in PDF
format].
- Disease
Outbreak News- News and news archives. From
Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response, part of
the World Health Organization.
- DNAVaccine-News
and up to date information for health professionals and
researchers about the latest developments in the field of
DNA-mediated
immunization.
- Ebola
Vaccine Breakthrough- Government scientists have
developed a new
vaccine against the Ebola virus that works rapidly after a
single injection, an unexpected success that means the
nation could soon have a defense against one of the most
fearsome weapons in the terrorist arsenal. [Washington
Post, August 7, 2003]
- Emerging
Infectious Diseases-Monthly journal [by the CDC]
available for online reading that tracks and analyzes
emerging disease trends.
- Health
Protection Agency-Infectious Diseases- UK site
similar to the CDC with up to date information about SARS,
West Nile, and other emergent infectious diseases as well
as a weekly CDR journal available for online reading.
- Hepatitis
Information Network- Extensive information for
providers and patients about Hepatitis including risk
factors and recent advances. Interactive learning modules,
slide presentations, and quizzes to challenge even the
very well informed.
- Images
of Vaccine Preventable Diseases- Do you know what
polio looks like? Have you ever seen a case of measles,
mumps, and rubella? These images will give you a sense of
the seriousness of the diseases that are preventable by
immunization.
- Infection
Control For Nursing Students- An important
component in preparing for nursing practice is an
understanding of the infection process and prevention
techniques. This online short course walks students
through step by step.
- Infection
Control in Health-Care Institutions- Guidelines
for preventing health care associated infections,
extensive printable topics covering nearly all aspects of
infection control in the health care setting. [CDC's
Hospital Infections Program]
- Infectious
Diseases News Brief- Weekly digest of national and
international information about communicable disease
incidents and issues. [Population and Public Health
Branch, Health Canada/Canada Sante].
- Infectious
Diseases Society of America- Represents
physicians, scientists and other health care professionals
who specialize in infectious diseases. Site contains
resources, grant information, and practice guidelines..
- Influenza-
Extensive resources for health professionals and patients
about the disease, types of viruses, incidence and
occurrences, control and prevention etc.. from the CDC.
- Johns
Hopkins Infectious Diseases Site- Accurate,
updated information on infectious diseases including
hepatitis, STDs, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS
treatment, prevention, research, education, and
epidemiology
- Ket-on-line-
An educational site with interactive, self-guided clinical cases designed to encourage peer-to-peer
exchange of information in the specialty of infectious
diseases and antimicrobial therapy.
- Mad Cow Information & Clinical Updates-Information
aimed at answering health care professionals' questions about BSE, including what the risks are to the food supply, the effect of the disease on humans, whether BSE is a food borne hazard in the United States and other topics.
- Meningococcal
Infections- Easy to read on-line presentation on
recognizing, preventing, and treating meningococcal
infections. [NFID].
- MRSA-An overview of the MRSA problem in the USA.
- National
Center For Infectious Diseases- Infectious disease
guidelines for
use in healthcare and public health settings, disease
information, online publications.
- National
Foundation For Infectious Diseases- Information
about infectious diseases, bioterrorism, and vaccinations,
printable fact sheets, CME for physicians, conference
schedules, clinical update publications, and newsletter.
- National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-
Conducts and supports research that strives to understand,
treat, and ultimately prevent the myriad
infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases that
threaten hundreds of millions
of people worldwide. Packed with news, information and
resources.
- Pediatric
Infectious Diseases- Web site containing selected
bibliography of
medical literature citations for pediatric infectious
diseases.
- Preventing
Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Strategy for the 21st
Century-
CDC plan to respond to the emergence and resurgence of
microbial threats in
the new millennium. Extensive information for health
professionals and the public.
- Promed
Mail- E-mail reporting system that disseminates
up-to-date and reliable news on disease outbreaks around
the world, seven days a week.
- Reptile
Associated Salmonellosis- Case Histories of
persons infected with
unusual serotypes of Salmonella in which patients had
direct or indirect contact
with reptiles such as lizards, snakes or turtles.
- Salmonella
Fact Sheets- Printable fact sheet that includes
symptoms, treatment, mode of transmission, and prevention
measures.
- Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)- Comprehensive
information about the disease, its diagnosis &
treatment plus patient education material. [CDC]
- STD
Prevention- Disease facts & information,
surveillance & statistics, funding opportunities, and
treatment information. [National Center for HIV, STD and
TB Prevention, Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases]
- Tropical
Diseases and Parasites- University of Iowa's Hardin Library extensive
links to sites with tropical disease and parasites
resources.
- Tuberculosis: The Persistent Plague- An informative essay about tuberculosis (TB), a highly infectious, sometimes fatal disease that has begun to resurface in recent years, even after modern medical doctors thought that it had been nearly eradicated.
- Virology
on the WWW- This site has categorized nearly all
virus related
sites on the net, has an extensive collection of virus
pictures, online virology
and microbiology course notes, and copious resources for
the researcher.
- Visual
Health Resources- Posters, free product
samples, and other products to educate workers
about hand hygiene, handwashing, alcohol hand
gels, and more.
- Vaccine
Information Statements- Printable information
sheets produced by the CDC that explain to vaccine
recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives
both the benefits and risks of a vaccine.
- Want
to Help Fight Disease? Just Wash Your Hands!-
Article about the benefits
of good handwashing, handwashing technique, and the use of
antimicrobials.
- West Nile Virus-A Problem For Everyone-West Nile Virus is a growing threat that infected 4,156 Americans and caused 284 deaths last year alone. This article explores prevention and control measures.
Online
Maps of Outbreaks
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