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- Can Syphilis Be Eradicated From the U.S.?
Syphilis is one of those sexually transmitted diseases people don't like to talk about. It is caused by a bacterium called Treponema pallidum. It has been causing disease for hundreds of years.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/9184
- For Shingles, It's Treatment ASAP
The biggest problem with shingles is the pain, which can persist for weeks, months, or even years after the rash heals. If you do get shingles, contact your health care provider as soon as possible to discuss treatment. By Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002584.html
- Mad Cow Disease: What is it and should we be concerned?
Mad cow disease and a variant form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in humans in the UK has caused a lot of concern. Click above to see what Mad cow disease is and what causes it.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/1488
- Season Has Started, But Flu Shot Still a Good Idea
The flu season runs through at least the end of March – getting the vaccine now will still help prevent the illness and its complications. By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002208.html
- Shingles Pain FAQ
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/880000027.html
- The Facts about Encephalitis
Inflammation of the brain is called encephalitis. This inflammation can produce a wide range of symptoms, including fever, headache, or confusion and, in extreme cases, can cause brain damage, stroke, seizures, or even death. By the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002417.html
- The Facts about Lyme Disease
Lyme disease can cause symptoms affecting the skin, nervous system, heart and/or joints of an infected individual. More than 7,000 cases have been reported in Wisconsin since surveillance for Lyme disease began in 1980. By the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002513.html
- The Facts about Meningitis
Infection of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord, is called meningitis. Outcome generally depends on the particular infectious agent involved, the severity of the illness, and how quickly treatment is given. By the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002418.html
- The Facts about Meningitis and Meningococcal Disease
Meningitis is usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection. Knowing whether meningitis is caused by a virus or bacterium is important because the severity of illness and the treatment differ. By Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002607.html
- The Facts about Meningococcal Disease
Meningococcal disease refers to two conditions caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitides: meningococcal meningitis, an inflammation of the tissues that cover the brain and spinal cord, and meningococcemia, an infection of the blood. By the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002419.html
- Toxic Mold: Is your home making you sick?
With shoddy workmanship comes leaking doors, windows, ceilings and roofs. The potential for mold in places you can't see becomes a problem creating an unhealthy environment for your family. By Contractorsfromhell.com .
http://www.contractorsfromhell.com/safehome_04.html
- What are Cold Sores?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/880000012.html
- What is Amebiasis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954971325.html
- What is Anthrax?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/926911443.html
- What is Babesiosis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954973832.html
- What is Blastomycosis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954973996.html
- What is Botulism?
By the Food Safety Project, Iowa State University Extension.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/pathogens/index.cfm?parent=6&articleID=38
- What is Brucellosis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954986849.html
- What is Campylobacter jejuni?
By the Food Safety Project, Iowa State University Extension.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/pathogens/index.cfm?parent=6&articleID=39
- What is Chickenpox?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954987746.html
- What is Chlamydia?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954987871.html
- What is Cholera?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954988124.html
- What is Cryptosporidiosis?
Cryptosporidiosis is an illness caused by the protozoan Cryptosporidium, a single-celled parasite. By the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954992544.html
- What is Cryptosporidium parvum?
By the Food Safety Project, Iowa State University Extension.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/pathogens/index.cfm?parent=6&articleID=40
- What is Cyclosporiasis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954992798.html
- What is Dengue Fever?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954993538.html
- What is E. coli O157:H7?
By the Food Safety Project, Iowa State University Extension.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/pathogens/index.cfm?parent=6&articleID=41
- What is E. coli O157:H7?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954993869.html
- What is Ehrlichiosis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954993971.html
- What is Fifth Disease?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954994100.html
- What is Giardiasis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954994316.html
- What is Gonorrhea?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955064644.html
- What is Hantavirus?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955074819.html
- What is Hepatitis A?
Causes, symptoms, treatment, and tips on how to protect yourself from this disease.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/hepatitis/info1.asp
- What is Hepatitis B?
Causes, risks, symptoms, treatment, and tips on how to protect yourself from this disease.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/hepatitis/info2.asp
- What is Hepatitis B?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955120578.html
- What is Hepatitis C?
Causes, risks, symptoms, treatment, and tips on how to protect yourself from this disease.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/hepatitis/info3.asp
- What is Hepatitis D?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955121839.html
- What is Impetigo?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955138147.html
- What is in Those Vaccines: Part II?
What is in the hepatitis vaccine and how come that vaccine can be given so early after a child is born?
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/36633
- What is in Those Vaccines: Part III?
The DTaP vaccine has saved literally millions of lives over the years. Click above to see what is in that vaccine and why we must vaccinate every generation with DTaP.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/37064
- What is in Those Vaccines: Part IV?
Has anyone under 25 years of age gotten the measles, mumps, or the German measles? The MMR vaccine has reduced the number of childhood diseases significantly. Even though these disease can be mild they can cause severe complications. Click above to see why we give the MMR vaccine.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/37632
- What is in Those Vaccines: Part V?
The Hib vaccine saves about 10,000 lives each year in the United States alone. Click above to find out what is in it.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/37898
- What is in Those Vaccines: Part VI?
My name is virus poliomyelitis. I cause a disease which you call infantile paralysis. I consider myself quite an artist -- sort of a sculptor. I specialize in the grotesques, twisting and deforming human bodies. That's why I'm called 'The Crippler.' from the PBS film, A PARALYZING FEAR.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/38378
- What is in Those Vaccines?
Abbreviations can make the world of vaccines seem like nonsense. Over the next few weeks I will be defining what those silly abbreviations mean.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/36029
- What is Infant Botulism?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954986597.html
- What is Influenza?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955138342.html
- What is Legionellosis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955138533.html
- What is Leprosy?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955138710.html
- What is Leptospirosis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955138852.html
- What is Listeria monocytogenes?
By the Food Safety Project, Iowa State University Extension.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/pathogens/index.cfm?parent=6&articleID=42
- What is Listeriosis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955138988.html
- What is Lyme Disease?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955139202.html
- What is Malaria?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955139493.html
- What is Meningitis?
By the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/meningococcal_g.htm
- What is Otitis Externa?
By Robert W. Sander, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/991235533.html
- What is Psittacosis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955140660.html
- What is Rabies?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955141897.html
- What is Ringworm?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955142175.html
- What is Rotavirus?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955151609.html
- What is Salmonella?
By the Food Safety Project, Iowa State University Extension.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/pathogens/index.cfm?parent=6&articleID=44
- What is Salmonellosis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955151895.html
- What is Scabies?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955152083.html
- What is Shigellosis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955152217.html
- What is Shingles?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955152308.html
- What is Staphylococcus aureus?
By the Food Safety Project, Iowa State University Extension.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/pathogens/index.cfm?parent=6&articleID=45
- What is Swimmer's Itch?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955152713.html
- What is Syphilis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955156338.html
- What is the Norwalk Virus?
By the Food Safety Project, Iowa State University Extension.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/pathogens/index.cfm?articleID=43&parent=37
- What is Toxoplasma gondii?
By the Food Safety Project, Iowa State University Extension.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/pathogens/index.cfm?parent=6&articleID=46
- What is Toxoplasmosis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955156433.html
- What is Trichinosis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955156827.html
- What is Tuberculosis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955158529.html
- What is Tularemia?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955158716.html
- What is Typhoid Fever?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955158962.html
- What is Yersinia enterocolitica?
By the Food Safety Project, Iowa State University Extension.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/pathogens/index.cfm?parent=6&articleID=47
- What is Yersiniosis?
By HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/955159328.html
- Why Give Booster Shot?
Isn't one shot enough. Why do I have to give my kids these booster shots.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/35684
- Why Is There a Flu Vaccine Shortage?
Actually it is a delay and not a shortage of the flu vaccine. This is a problem. A new anti-flu drug may protect people until the vaccine comes.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/54171
- Why Should I Get That Tetanus Shot?
When was the last time you got a tetanus shot? If you can't remember when then maybe it is time to get one.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/2478
- Why Vaccinate Our Children?
Because immunizations save lives. Click on the title to read more.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/34244
- Why Wait To Give Vaccines?
When you give a vaccination is important. Too soon and you get poor protection.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/35234
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