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Centers for Disease Control: Yellow Fever
This site from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has information on yellow fever. The site is broken into the following sections: Yellow Fever Disease, Yellow Fever Vaccine Requirements, Yellow Fever Precautions, and Risk...
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Centers for Disease Control: Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
This resource describes the causes of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, where the Ebola virus is found, where there are cases of it, how it spreads, the symptoms of it, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Includes PDFs (require Adobe Reader).
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Centers for Disease Control: Plague Information
Find out all about plagues on the website by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
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Centers for Disease Control: Stress in the Workplace
This site is a free-use online booklet. Topics include information on steps to prevent job stress, causes of stress, health consequences, early warning signs, and prevention.
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Centers for Disease Control: Viral Hepatitis
This site from the Centers for Disease Control contains general information about Viral Hepatitis, including information about treatment and prevention. Links are included for further information on the subject.
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Centers for Disease Control: Hepatitis C Information for the Public
Information about Hepatitis C: what it is, transmission process, prevention, treatment, and how it differs from other types of Hepatitis. Fact pages are also available.
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Centers for Disease Control: Diabetes
Discusses diabetes as a serious public health problem. Very comprehensive site with information on diagnosing and living with the disease, health insurance issues, prevention, and more.
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Centers for Disease Control: Global Health 2010 Haiti Cholera Outbreak
The CDC confirmed a cholera outbreak in Haiti several months after the devastating 2010 earthquake. Informative data concerning symptoms, treatment, and prevention as well as many links to related topics are found on this government site.
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Centers for Disease Control: Lice
This resource provides comprehensive information on head, body and pubic lice. It includes diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, as well as risk factors associated with lice, and the life cycle of a louse.
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Centers for Disease Control: Dengue
Compiled set of resources about dengue, including frequently asked questions, facts, maps of areas at risk, treatment, and prevention techniques.
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Centers for Disease Control: Nutrition Introduction
The CDC offers a wealth of information regarding several specific topics that fall under nutrition including good health, exercise, diet and more.
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Centers for Disease Control: Stopping the Spread of Germs at Home, Work & School
This page lists "good health habits" to help prevent the spread of the flu and links to pages on handwashing and resources for stopping germs and flu virus in school and work environments.
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Centers for Disease Control: Measles
The CDC provides a general overview of measles, including a focus on the risk of contracting the disease while traveling and adverse reactions to the vaccine.
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Mayo Clinic: Fitness
Why exercise? Information on the link between exercise and disease prevention, on how to begin an exercise program, on staying motivated, and on different ways to get fit.
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Centers for Disease Control: Lyme Disease and Animals
This article from the Centers for Disease Control has a very short write-up on the causes and signs of Lyme disease, which is followed by information on how animals can indirectly transmit the disease to humans.
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Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Vaccines [Pdf]
Fact sheet describing the importance of getting vaccinations to prevent disease.
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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: Fight the Bite (West Nile)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide a collection of websites dedicated to the West Nile Virus and prevention of mosquito-born infections. Links to lots of different pages where you can learn how to prevent WNV and...
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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: Polio Vaccine
Use this site to learn what polio is and why (and when) you should be vaccinated at this site from the Centers for Disease Control. Also read about the risks and reactions associated with the IPV (Inactivated Polio Vaccine).
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Centers for Disease Control: Fast Stats a to Z: Hypertension
Statistical data provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This site offers US figures on hypertension, its prevalence and who it generally affects. Other data can be downloaded.
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Centers for Disease Control: Diabetes: Research Projects
This site investigates current projects about diabetes that are being researched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Centers for Disease Control: Diphtheria
The Centers for Disease Control presents facts about the causes of and complications associated with the different strains of diphtheria. Find statistics on reported cases of this bacterial disease and information on treatment and...
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Centers for Disease Control
This government organization is responsible for tracking, controlling, and preventing the spread of disease and health problems in the United States. Learn about current health concerns and find data on national health issues.