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Infectious Disease Center

Common infections like colds and coughs are rarely serious, but they can still knock you out of commission for a few days. • Colds • Fever in adults • Strep throat • Food poisoning • Yeast infection • More common infections Thanks to modern immunizations, we rarely see large-scale epidemics of deadly diseases such as polio and smallpox anymore. • Childhood immunization schedule • Guide to childhood immunizations • Adult immunizations • Flu shots • Audio: The new HPV vaccine • More on immunizations Everyone -- from teens to seniors -- should learn how to avoid sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs), and how to spot the signs of a problem. • A guide to common STDs • Chlamydia | Trichomoniasis | Gonorrhea | Syphilis • Hepatitis B | Herpes | HIV | HPV and warts • Crab lice | Scabies • More STDs Thanks to their developing immune systems, kids get sick a lot. Here's a look at some infections that are more common in children. • Ear infections • Chicken pox • Roseola • Fifth disease • More childhood infections Bacteria, viruses, and other germs are adapting and evolving all the time, and sometimes we see new diseases emerge. • Drug-resistant staph (MRSA) • West Nile virus • Mad cow disease • Bird flu (avian flu) • Chagas disease • More emerging diseases

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•	Quiz: Can You Stop a Cold?
•	Quiz: Can You Outsmart the STD Love Bugs?
•	Immunization Scheduler
•	Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Hepatitis C
•	Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Antibiotic Resistance?
•	Quiz: What Do You Know About Mad Cow Disease?
•	Quiz: What Do You Know About Chlamydia?
•	Guide to the Immune System

• Childhood Infections • Bronchitis (Children) • Chicken Pox (Children) • Cold Sores (Children) • Colds and Kids • Colds in Babies • Cough (Children) • Croup: Symptoms and Treatment • Ear Infection, Middle • Fifth Disease • First Person: Nits Aren't Nice • Flu and Kids • Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease • Lice • Lyme Disease in Children • Measles • Mumps FAQ • Pertussis • Pinworms • Roseola: Symptoms and Treatment • Rubella • Scarlet Fever: Symptoms and Treatment • Sore Throat (Children) • Strep Throat (Children) • Swimmer's Ear • Common Infections • Adult Immunizations • Colds and Flu • Bird Flu (Avian Flu) • Cold, Flu, or Anthrax? • Colds and Kids • Echinacea FAQ • Fever in Adults • Flu (Influenza) • Flu Vaccines (Avoiding the Flu) • Flu and Kids • H1N1 Flu • H1N1 Vaccine • H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu) FAQ • How to Stop a Cold • Poll: Have You Had a Flu Shot? • Preventing the Flu or Cold • Quiz: Can You Stop a Cold? • Seniors and the Flu • Conjunctivitis • Cytomegalovirus • Gastritis, Ulcers, and H. pylori • Group B streptococcal septicemia of the newborn • Gum Disease (Gingivitis) • Hepatitis B • Hepatitis B and Pregnancy • Hepatitis C • Alcohol and Hepatitis C • Book Review: Living With Hepatitis C • Hepatitis C Associations • Hepatitis C and Clinical Trials • Hepatitis C and Liver Disease • Hepatitis C and Liver Transplants • Hepatitis C and Stress • How is Hepatitis C Diagnosed? • How is Hepatitis C Spread? • How is Hepatitis C Treated? • New Advances in Hepatitis C Research • Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Hepatitis C • Quiz: Protecting Your Liver • Special Report: Hepatitis C , the Hidden Epidemic • Special Report: Hepatitis C Part II: Evading Discovery • Special Report: Hepatitis C Part III: Living With Uncertainty • Support Groups for Hepatitis C • What Can I Do to Protect My Liver? • What are the Symptoms of Hepatitis C? • What is Hepatitis C? • What to Expect Over Time With Hepatitis C • Who Gets Hepatitis C? • How to Prevent Hospital Infections • Infectious Arthritis • Interstitial cystitis (IC) • Meningitis • Mononucleosis • Otitis media - chronic • Pneumonia • Pneumonia • Pulmonary tuberculosis • Shingles • Strep Throat • Strep throat • Swimmer's ear • Tetanus • Toxoplasmosis (Why to Avoid Kitty Litter During Pregnancy) • Tuberculosis (TB) • Urinary Tract Infection • Whooping Cough in Adults • Yeast Infections • Emerging Diseases • Audio Report: Antibiotic Resistance • Audio Script: Antibiotic Resistance • Bird Flu (Avian Flu) • Book Review: The Antibiotic Paradox • Chagas Disease • H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu) FAQ • HIV & AIDS • Acute HIV infection • Asymptomatic HIV infection • Book Review: AIDS Doctors • Early symptomatic HIV infection • HIV Advances in Treatment • HIV ELISA/Western blot • HIV Home Testing Kit • HIV Medications • HIV and AIDS • HIV infection • HIV: An Epidemic of Despair, Reasons for Hope • Living Healthy With HIV • Migrant Workers and HIV/AIDS • Special Report: AIDS at 20 • Hantavirus • Lyme Disease • Lyme Disease in Children • Lyme disease • Mad Cow Disease • Quiz: What Do You Know About Mad Cow Disease? • Special Report: Anthrax Facts • Special Report: Drug-Resistant Staph Infections (MRSA) • Special Report: SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) • Special Report: West Nile Virus • West Nile Virus • Foodborne Illness • Amebiasis • Botulism • Campylobacteriosis • Dysentery • E. Coli Infections • Food Poisoning: How to Avoid It • Giardia • Listeria • Salmonella • Shigellosis • Special Report: Sushi Worms • Travelers' Diarrhea • Hepatitis A • Immunizations • Adult Immunizations • Audio Report: HPV Vaccine • Audio Report: The New HPV Vaccine • Childhood Immunization Schedule • Immunization Scheduler • Immunizations Explained • Immunizations FAQ • Measles Vaccine Rash • Tetanus Booster Following Trauma • Mononucleosis • Plague • Rabies • Sexually Transmitted Diseases • Chancroid • Chlamydia • Crab Lice • Cytomegalovirus • Gonorrhea • HIV & AIDS • Acute HIV infection • Asymptomatic HIV infection • Book Review: AIDS Doctors • Early symptomatic HIV infection • HIV Advances in Treatment • HIV ELISA/Western blot • HIV Home Testing Kit • HIV Medications • HIV and AIDS • HIV infection • HIV: An Epidemic of Despair, Reasons for Hope • Living Healthy With HIV • Migrant Workers and HIV/AIDS • Special Report: AIDS at 20 • HPV and Genital Warts • Hepatitis B • Herpes • Cold Sores FAQ • Genital Herpes (HSV-2) • Scabies • Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Overview • Syphilis • Trichomoniasis (Trich) • Tropical Diseases • Chagas Disease • Cholera • Cholera • Dysentery • Malaria • Malaria • Special Report: West Nile Virus • Travelers' Diarrhea • Typhoid • Typhus • West Nile Virus • Yellow Fever

Useful Sites • CDC: Traveler's Health • World Health Organization • Infectious Diseases Society of America • National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID)

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