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Global Forest watch (monitors forests --habitat is very important for disease transmission) Introduction/Classification/Characteristics: Helminths that parasitize humans are diverse, ranging from barely visible roundworms (0.3 mm) to huge tapeworms (25…

Parasites encompasses fungi, protozoa, including amoebae and flagellates, as well as multicellular parasites such as (roundworms) and platyhelminthes (flatworms). Lice Lice are parasites that can be found on the body. See CDC…

Introduction: Viral infections, at times, cannot be prevented but consequent morbidity and mortality can be ameliorated with the use of selective anti-infectives in the management of clinical signs, sequelae and…

Arbo Map (map by CDC of disease presence such as dengue, west nile). Global Center for Health and Security Maculopapular Rash Diseases caused by Viruses Measles (Rubeola): Every year hundreds…

See CDC Introduction: Pneumococcal disease is a name for any infection caused by bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus. Bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, can cause many types of infections. Some of these infections…

See CDC see also Streptococcus pneumoniae Introduction: Pneumonia is common across all age groups but it is a leading cause of death among the old and immunosupressed. There are two…

Antibiotic Resistance Genes Database (ARDB) Cytophage Technologies (developing phage based vaccines agaisnt H5N1 using a filamentous phage vector that displays viral epitopes). Phiogen (developing dual-action phages that not only fight…

WHO list of bacteria for which antibiotics are urgently needed     NYC Public Health testing laboratory manual (good resource for types of viral and bacterial diseases and tests used to identify them)…

CDC Travellers Reccomendations by Country:  Mexico Smart Traveller (diseases you can get overseas) Infectious Diseases Generally: (see also bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases) Prions: prions are proteinaceous infectious particles containing, apparently,…

Avian   Avian influenza virus (AIV): Avian influenaze viruses (AIV) are negative-sense isngle-stranded segmented genomes. They are encapsulated by envelopes containg the surface proteins hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (N) and are…