General Resources
- CDC Home Page
- In general all information presented in these pages and all items available for download are for public use. However, you may encounter some pages that require a login password and id. If this is the case you may assume that information presented and items available for download therein are for your authorized access only and not for redistribution by you unless you are otherwise informed.
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- NCCDPHP was established in 1989 to consolidate National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) efforts in chronic disease prevention and health promotion.
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- The goals of Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) are to promote the recognition of new and reemerging infectious diseases and to improve the understanding of factors involved in disease emergence, prevention, and elimination. EID has an international scope and is intended for professionals in infectious diseases and related sciences.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)- NIAID Press Releases
- Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC) - UK
- The Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS) of England and Wales is a national network comprising public health laboratories, reference laboratories and the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre.
- ProMED
- ProMED is an project of the Federation of American Scientists to promote the establishment of a Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases, hopefully to prevent another pandemic such as AIDS.
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Adolescence
- A series of slides containing information on the various forms of STD seen in adolescents.
HIV/AIDS
- HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports
- The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report contains tabular and graphic information about U.S. AIDS and HIV case reports, including data by state, metropolitan statistical area, mode of exposure to HIV, sex, race/ethnicity, age group, vital status, and case definition category. It is published semi-annually by the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention
- CDC's HIV mission is to prevent HIV infection and reduce the incidence of HIV-related illness and death, in collaboration with community, state, national, and international partners.
Herpes, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HPV
- Genital Wart Management: A Partnership Between Physician and Patient
- An article from the December 1997 Female Patient
- Screening for Genital Herpes Simplex
- Primary episodes of genital herpes occur each year in approximately 200,000 to 500,000 Americans,1 and as many as 20 million persons are already infected.2 The chief morbidity associated with infection with the herpes simplex viruses3 About 4% of symptomatic primary episodes require hospitalization.
- Screening for Gonorrhea
- An estimated 2 million persons acquire gonococcal infections each year in the United States. This disease is associated with considerable morbidity, producing urethritis, epididymitis, and proctitis in men, and painful pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women.
- Screening for Syphilis
- In 1987, over 35,000 cases of primary and secondary syphilis were reported in the United States. Primary syphilis produces ulcers of the genitalia, pharynx, or rectum, and secondary syphilis produces complications such as contagious skin lesions, lymphadenopathy, and condylomalata.
- Understanding Herpes Simplex Virus: Diagnosis, Transmission, and Management
- Genital herpes simplex virus is epidemic among sexually active women. Patients must be educated about their infection and the potential for transmission to a partner or newborn--including the role of asymptomatic shedding. This review provides current information on the diagnosis, recurrence, transmission, treatment, and pregnancy risks of genital herpes. Reprinted with permission from The Female Patient.
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