Diseases
Bacteria That Cause Food-borne Illness
Human Carcinogens as of the 13th Report
Common Infectious Diseases Worldwide
Which viruses cause highly pathogenic disease?
Do migratory birds spread highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses?
What is special about the current outbreaks in poultry?
Which countries have been affected by outbreaks in poultry?
What are the implications for human health?
Where have human cases occurred?
How do people become infected?
Is it safe to eat poultry and poultry products?
Does the virus spread easily from birds to humans?
What changes are needed for H5N1 to become a pandemic virus?
What is the significance of limited human-to-human transmission?
How serious is the current pandemic risk?
Are there any other causes for concern?
Why are pandemics such dreaded events?
What are the most important warning signals that a pandemic is about to start?
What is the status of vaccine development and production?
What drugs are available for treatment?
What strategic actions are recommended by WHO?
Is the world adequately prepared?
Human Carcinogens as of the 9th Report
Status of the World AIDS Epidemic
HIV/AIDS Statistics and Features by World Region, 2001, 2008 and 2010
Cancer: Estimated New Cases (2007) and Survival Rates in the U.S.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Reported Cases of Sexually Transmitted Disease in the U.S., 2006 and 2011
Estimated Persons Living in the U.S. with AIDS by Selected Characteristics: 1999 to 2003
Top Deadly Diseases of the Developing World
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in the U.S., 1941–2004
Avian Flu in Pakistan and Indonesia
Cancer: Estimated New Cases (2006) and Survival Rates in the U.S.
Reported Cases of Sexually Transmitted Disease in the U.S., 2003
West Nile Virus: Mosquitoes Spread Disease
Global AIDS Prevalence, Peak Infection Rate and Current Trends
Bioterrorism: Weaponizing Nature
Childhood Diseases: Chickenpox
Childhood Diseases: Deadly Diphtheria
Childhood Diseases: Infectious Mononucleosis
Childhood Diseases: Introduction
Childhood Diseases: Measly Measles
Childhood Diseases: Pertussis, or Whooping Cough
Childhood Diseases: Terrifying Tetanus
Childhood Diseases: The Common Cold
Childhood Diseases: The Importance of Childhood Vaccination
Childhood Diseases: The Polio Panic
Epidemics of the Past: Bubonic Plague
Epidemics of the Past: Influenza: A Twentieth-Century Epidemic
Epidemics of the Past: Smallpox: 12,000 Years of Terror
Food-Borne Diseases: Camphylobacter
Food-Borne Diseases: E. coli 0157:H7
Food-Borne Diseases: Introduction
Food-Borne Diseases: Salmonella
Food-Borne Diseases: Trichinosis
Fungal Infections: Fighting Fungus
Fungal Infections: Fungal Infections of the Skin
Fungal Infections: Introduction
Fungal Infections: Types of Infection
HIV/AIDS: Diagnosis & Anti-HIV Therapy
HIV/AIDS: From Epidemic to Pandemic
HIV/AIDS: The Birth of a Disease
HIV/AIDS: Vaccination & Natural Resistance
HIV/AIDS: Where Did HIV Come From?
Malaria: A Frustrating, Yet Curable, Disease
Malaria: Fever and Ague: Malaria's Symptoms
Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases: Dengue
Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases: Introduction
Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases: Lyme Disease
Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases: West Nile Encephalitis
Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases: Yellow Fever
Rare and Deadly Diseases: CJD: Mad Cow's Human Counterpart
Rare and Deadly Diseases: Ebola: Africa's Bloody Disease
Rare and Deadly Diseases: Hantavirus: Four Corners, United States
Rare and Deadly Diseases: Hemorrhagic Fevers
Rare and Deadly Diseases: Introduction
Rare and Deadly Diseases: Legionnaires' Disease
Rare and Deadly Diseases: Mad Cow Disease
Rare and Deadly Diseases: Marburg
Rare and Deadly Diseases: Rabies
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Chlamydia: The Most Common STD
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Chlamydia: The Most Common STD
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Genital Herpes
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Genital Herpes
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Genital Warts and HPV
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Gonorrhea
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Introduction
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Syphilis: A Sexual Scourge with a Long History
Tropical Diseases: African Sleeping Sickness
Tropical Diseases: Giardiasis: A One-Celled Wonder
Tropical Diseases: Introduction
Tropical Diseases: Leishmaniasis: The Sand Fly's Bug
Tropical Diseases: River Blindness
Tropical Diseases: Schistosomiasis: Snail Fever
Tuberculosis: TB Is a Global Peril
Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis: Airborne Nightmare
Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis: Airborne Nightmare
Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis A: Thriving in Unsanitary Conditions
Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis B: 300 Million Carriers and Growing
Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis C: The Silent Killer
Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis G: The New Virus on the Block
Water-Borne Diseases: Cholera and Dysentery: Cholera: Scourge of the Poor
Water-Borne Diseases: Cholera and Dysentery: Epidemic Dysentery
Water-Borne Diseases: Cholera and Dysentery: Introduction