Infectious Diseases or International Medicine
Infectious Diseases or International Medicine-HL
Included in this section:
African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness) : Detailed information on African trypanosomiasis, also called African sleeping sickness, including symptoms, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
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Animal Bites and Rabies : Detailed information on animal bites and rabies, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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Antibiotics : Detailed information on the use of antibiotics and children
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Bacterial Skin Infections : Detailed information on the most common bacterial skin infections, including cellulitis, folliculitis, boils, carbuncles, and staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
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BSE ("Mad Cow Disease") and nvCJD : Detailed information on mad cow disease and new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)
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Cat Scratch Disease : Detailed information on cat scratch disease, including symptoms and treatment
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Chickenpox (Varicella) : Detailed information on chickenpox, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and immunity
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Cholera : Detailed information on cholera, including causes, prevention, and treatment
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome : Detailed information on chronic fatigue syndrome, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Common Cold : Detailed information on the common cold, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Common Health Problems Associated With Travel in Developing Countries : Detailed information on common health problems associated with travel in developing countries
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Creeping Eruption : Detailed information on creeping eruption, including symptoms and treatment
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Croup : Detailed information on croup, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Cruise Ships : Detailed information on traveling healthy while on cruise ships
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Cryptosporidiosis : Detailed information on cryptosporidiosis, including transmission, location, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Dengue Fever : Detailed information on dengue fever, including symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment
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Diarrhea : Detailed information on diarrhea, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Diphtheria : Detailed information on diphtheria, including symptoms, transmission, treatment, and prevention
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E. coli (Escherichia coli O157:H7) : Detailed information on E. coli, including symptoms, diagnosis, complications, and prevention
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Emerging Infectious Diseases : Detailed information on emerging infectious diseases and how travelers can minimize their risk of infectious diseases
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Encephalitis : Detailed information on encephalitis, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Erythema Multiforme : Detailed information on erythema multiforme, including symptoms and treatment
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Erythema Nodosum : Detailed information on erythema nodosum, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Fifth Disease : Detailed information on fifth disease, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Fish Poisoning : Detailed information on fish poisoning, including ciguatera poisoning, tetrodotoxin, pufferfish poisoning, and scromboid poisoning
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Flu (Influenza) : Detailed information on influenza (flu), including symptoms, treatment, prevention, and the flu vaccine
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Flu (Swine Flu) : Swine Influenza (Flu)
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Giardiasis : Detailed information on giardiasis, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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Hand Washing : Detailed information on the importance of hand washing in the prevention of infectious diseases
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Hepatitis : Detailed information on the different types of hepatitis, including viral hepatitis, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, and hepatitis c
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Hepatitis A : Detailed information on hepatitis A, including causes, symptoms, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
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Hepatitis B : Detailed information on hepatitis B, including causes, symptoms, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
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Hepatitis C : Detailed information on hepatitis C, including causes, symptoms, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
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HIV and AIDS : Detailed information on HIV and AIDS, including transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Immune System : Detailed information on the immune system, including a full-color, labeled illustration of the immune system
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Immunizations : Detailed information on immunizations for adults and children, including a current immunization schedule
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Impetigo : Detailed information on impetigo, including cause, symptom, diagnosis, and treatment
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Infections : Detailed information on infections in children
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Infectious Arthritis : Detailed information on infectious arthritis, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Infectious Disease Glossary : Glossary of terms relating to infectious diseases
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Infectious Disease Online Resources : List of online resources to find additional information on infectious diseases
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Infectious Disease Prevention : Detailed information on prevention of infectious diseases
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Infectious Diseases on the Job : Detailed information on infectious diseases on the job
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Infectious Disease Statistics : Statistics relating to infectious disease
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Lyme Disease : Detailed information on Lyme disease, including ticks that transmit Lyme disease, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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Malaria : Detailed information on malaria, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and information for travelers
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Measles : Detailed information on measles, including symptoms, complications, prevention, and treatment
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Meningitis : Detailed information on meningitis, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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Microbiology : Detailed information on microbiology and the most common microbiology tests
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Mononucleosis : Detailed information on infectious mononucleosis, including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and transmission
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Mouth Infections : Detailed information on mouth infections, including the oral herpes simplex virus infection
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Mumps : Detailed information on mumps, including symptoms, diagnosis, complications, and treatment
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Pets and Infectious Diseases : Detailed information on pets and infectious diseases
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Pneumonia : Detailed information on pneumonia, including different types, diagnosis, and treatment
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Polio (Poliomyelitis) : Detailed information on poliomyelitis, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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Pregnancy and Medical Conditions : Detailed information medical conditions and pregnancy, including diabetes and pregnancy, gestational diabetes, high blood pressure and pregnancy, infectious diseases and pregnancy, toxoplasmosis, food poisoning and pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases
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Rabies : Detailed information on the danger of animal bites and rabies, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever : Detailed information on Rocky Mountain spotted fever, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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Roseola : Detailed information on roseola, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Rubella (German Measles) : Detailed information on rubella, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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Salmonella Infections : Detailed information on salmonella infection, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) : Detailed information on SARS, including symptoms, prevention, and treatment
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Shingles (Herpes Zoster) : Detailed information on shingles, including symptoms, diagnosis, complications, and treatment
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Special Vaccination Requirements : Detailed information on special vaccination requirements, including primary vaccine series, an influenza vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, polio vaccine, measles vaccine, typhoid vaccine, and meningococcal vaccine
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Tetanus : Detailed information on tetanus, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) : Detailed information on toxic shock syndrome, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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Travel: What to do if You Get Sick : Detailed information on how to respond if you become ill or injured while traveling
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Travel Abroad: After You Return : Detailed information on health considerations after returning home from traveling abroad
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Travel Abroad: Medical Information : Detailed medical information for Americans traveling abroad
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Traveler's Checklist : Detailed checklist for travelers to ensure a safe and healthy trip
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Traveler's Diarrhea : Detailed information on diarrhea, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Traveler's First-Aid Kit : Detailed list of what a traveler's first-aid kit should include
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Traveling: Diarrheal Diseases : Detailed information on healthy considerations for air travel, including ways to prevent motion sickness and jet lag
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Traveling: Plan to Stay Healthy : Detailed information on travel and planning to travel
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Traveling: Staying Healthy While you Travel : Detailed information on health preparations before you travel and during travel
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Traveling by Air : Detailed information on healthy considerations for air travel, including ways to prevent motion sickness and jet lag
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Traveling While Pregnant or Breastfeeding : Detailed information on traveling while pregnancy or breastfeeding
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Traveling With Children : Detailed information on traveling with children
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Traveling With Chronic Conditions : Detailed information on taking special care when traveling with chronic conditions
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Traveling With Diabetes : Detailed information on traveling with diabetes
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Traveling With HIV : Detailed information on traveling with HIV
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Traveling With Special Needs : Detailed information for travelers with special needs
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Travel Medicine Glossary : Glossary of terms relating to travel medicine
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Travel Medicine Online Resources : List of online resources to find additional information on travel medicine
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Travel Safety : Detailed safety information for travelers
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Tuberculosis : Detailed information on tuberculosis, including risks, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment
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Typhoid Fever : Detailed information on typhoid fever, including spread, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and traveling
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Vaccination Recommendations : Detailed information on routine vaccination requirements for adults, adolescents, and children
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Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers : Detailed information on viral hemorrhagic fever, including symptoms, treatment, and prevention
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Viral Infections of the Skin : Detailed information on the most common viral infections of the skin, including cold sores, molluscum contagiosum, shingles (herpes zoster), and warts
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West Nile Virus : Detailed information on West Nile virus, including symptoms, prevention, and treatment
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Whooping Cough (Pertussis) : Detailed information on whooping cough, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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Yellow Fever : Detailed information on yellow fever, including symptom, prevention, and treatment
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