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Centers for Disease Control: Asthma a Speaker's Kit
Here, you can find material useful for presentations and reports concerning the chronic disease asthma. This website contains links to slides of information about asthma, and provides short paragraphs of information with each slide....
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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: 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: Tetanus [Pdf]
This detailed article from the Centers for Disease Control on tetanus has information on the incubation period, symptoms, complications, and treatment. Included are charts showing the decline of tetanus cases in the United States as well...
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Centers for Disease Control: Hoja Informativa a Sobre La Viruela: Generalidades De La Enfermedad
This resource provides complete information on the smallpox disease such as the two clinical forms of smallpox, where smallpox comes from and other pertinent information about this disease.
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Centers for Disease Control: Anthrax: Basic Information
An easy to follow FAQ sheet on anthrax as a disease and a weapon. Lots of good background and a good place to start a study of Anthrax.
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Centers for Disease Control: Home Safety
Tips for preventing child injuries in the home such as burns, drownings, falls, and poisonings. Links to related podcasts.
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Centers for Disease Control: Facts About Cyanide
Information on where cyanide is found, symptoms of exposure, and how to prevent and treat cyanide poisoning.
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Centers for Disease Control: Shigella Shigellosis
The basic facts about shigellosis. Covers causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
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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: Public Health: What Is Cholera?
This site has information about the intestinal disease cholera. The information at this site includes the symptoms of the infection, the way that it is spread, diagnosis and treatment, and the ways of preventing the spread of cholera.
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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: Infectious Diseases Cards: Hiv [Pdf]
This PDF fact card on HIV explains how you can get the virus, the effect it has on your body, and how to protect yourself from infection. Requires Adobe Reader.
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Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Stalking Sars: The Cdc at Work
This site goes through the who, what, where, and when of the CDC's investigation of the SARS virus. Includes an interactive map and timeline of the outbreak.
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Rhode Island Department of Health
This is the government health site for the state of Rhode Island. Includes disease prevention and control, family health, health care quality, etc.
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Centers for Disease Control: Occupational Violence
This Centers for Disease Control site contains statistics on risks and prevention of workplace violence.
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Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Baseball
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention provides baseball information on the kind of equipment you will need to get started, how to play it safe, some fun facts, and a quick tip guide to help you hit, throw, and catch the ball.
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Centers for Disease Control: Traumatic Brain Injury
A fact page on traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) provides facts and statistics on the occurrences of TBIs, what causes TBIs, and prevention strategies.
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Centers for Disease Control: Preventing the Flu: Questions and Answers
Find simple answers to several common questions about the flu including: "How does the flu spread?" "What are the symptoms of the flu?" "How long is a person contagious?" "What is the difference between a cold and the flu?" "At what age...
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Centers for Disease Control: Childhood Obesity
The concern over obesity in children in the United States is staggering. This site provides research and statistics along with suggesting ways to change the epidemic. Includes video.
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Centers for Disease Control: Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings
This site contains a pamphlet of information for health care workers to guide their safety when working with needles.
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Centers for Disease Control: Kids' Quest: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
What is fetal alcohol syndrome and why is it important for me to know about it? By completing this Web quest you will find out the answer to this question and hopefully be more knowledgable about fetal alcohol syndrome.
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Centers for Disease Control: Bam!: Bully Roundup
This interactive, board game style activity tests kids' knowledge of bullying and how to avoid becoming a bully and being bullied. It also offers many tips to make students more bully aware.