Consumers
Locate helpful sources of information:
Antibiotics
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Antibiotics
- Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance--U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Antibiotics: Preserving them for the future--APIC
- Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Resistance--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Patient safety: Antimicrobial resistance--World Health Organization
Bed bugs
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Bed bugs
- Bed Bugs FAQs--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Bed Bug information--U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Bed Bugs--Mayo Clinic
Clostridium difficile
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Clostridium difficile
- Organisms: Clostridium difficile--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Clostridium difficile: Infection info for consumers--APIC
- Freqently Asked Questions: Clostridium difficile--Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
- C. difficile information--MayoClinic
- Clostridium difficile infections--MedlinePlus
Disasters
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Disasters
- Infection Control after a Disaster--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Infection Control Guidance for Community Evacuation Centers Following Disasters--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Infection Prevention and Control for Shelters During Disasters--APIC
- Disaster Related Infections--CHICA-Canada
- Information Resources on Emergencies--World Health Organization
Food safety
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Food safety
- Federal food safety information--U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Food Safety--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Home Food Safety-- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Holidays and foodborne illness--APIC
- Food safety--World Health Organization
- Fight Bac! Keep Food Safe from Bacteria--Partnership for Food Safety Education
- Food Safety News
- Food Handling Safety--Befoodsafe.org
Hand hygiene
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Hand hygiene
- Hand Washing: Clean Hands Saves Lives--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Wash Your Hands--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hand-washing: Do's and don'ts--Mayo Clinic
- Global Hand Washing--The Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap
- Hand Hygiene: Wash Your Hands!--Minnesota Department of Health
- Henry the Hand program materials--The Henry the Hand Foundation
- Hand Washing for Teens--The Nemours Foundation
Hepatitis A
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Hepatitis A
- Prevention of Hepatitis A After Exposure to Hepatitis A Virus and in International Travelers--Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Prevention of Hepatitis A Through Active or Passive Immunization--Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hepatitis A--American Liver Foundation
- Hepatitis A--PubMed Health
- Hepatitis A Information for the Public--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hepatitis A--MedlinePlus
Hepatitis B
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Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B--American Liver Foundation
- Hepatitis B--PubMed Health
- Hepatitis B--MedlinePlus
- Hepatitis B Fact Sheet--World Health Organization
- Transmission of Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Outpatient Settings--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- What I need to know about Hepatitis B?--National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Hepatitis C
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Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C--PubMed Health
- Hepatitis C Fact Sheet--World Health Organization
- Clinical Public Health Programs: Hepatitis C--U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Hepatitis C: Diagnosis, Treatment and Support--American Liver Foundation
- What I need to know about Hepatitis C--National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
- Hepatitis C Virus Transmission from an Antibody-Negative Organ and Tissue Donor--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Transmission of Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Outpatient Settings--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Prevention and Control of Infections with Hepatitis Viruses in Correctional Settings--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Guidelines for Laboratory Testing and Result Reporting of Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS
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HIV/AIDS
- HIV/AIDS--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS information for consumers and community--TARGET Center
- National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV and AIDS Activities--U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- HIV/AIDS Programs--Health Resources and Services Administration
- Bloodborne Infectious Diseases: HIV/AIDS Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Influenza
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Influenza (flu)
- Key Facts about Influenza--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Influenza information--American Lung Association
- Influenza (flu)--Mayo Clinic
- KidsHealth:Influenza (flu)--The Nemours Foundation
- Influenza--World Health Organization
- Flu.gov: What to do about the flu--U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Injection safety
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Injection safety
- One and Only Campaign--Safe Injection Practices Coalition
- Injection safety--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Injection safety--World Health Organization
- Safe injection practices--Premier
Meningitis
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Meningitis
- Meningitis--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Meningitis--MedlinePlus
- Meningitis--Mayo Clinic
- About Meningococcal Disease--National Meningitis Association
- KidsHealth: Meningitis--The Nemours Foundation
Pediatrics
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Pediatrics
For families
- Vaccine information--Immunization Action Coalition
- Family health--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Child and teen health--National Institutes of Health
For healthcare professionals- "The Pink Book"--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
TB
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Tuberculosis (TB)
- Patient and public TB information--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pulmonary tuberculosis--PubMed Health
- Tuberculosis--National Institutes of Health
Travel Health
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Travel health
- Travelers' Health--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- International travel and health--World Health Organization
Vaccines and immunizations
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Vaccines and immunizations
- Vaccines and Immunizations (home page)--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Immunization--MedlinePlus
- Vaccines.gov--U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Vaccine Information You Need--Immunization Action Coalition
- Vaccine information (home page)--Immunization Action Coalition
Viral Hepatitis
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Viral Hepatitis
- Viral Hepatitis--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Viral Hepatitis: A through E and Beyond--National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
- Hepatitis Foundation International (home page)
- Hepatitis--MedlinePlus
Water safety
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Water safety
- Safe Drinking Water is Essential--National Academy of Sciences
- Ground and Drinking Water--U.S. Evironmental Protection Agency
- Healthy Drinking Water--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Water safety plans: Managing drinking-water quality from catchment to consumer--World Health Organization
- Flood Disaster Response Eductional Resources--APIC
- Keep Food and Water Safe After a Disaster or Emergency--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Food and Water Safety During Hurricanes, Power Outages, and Floods--U.S. Food and Drug Administration
West Nile Virus
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West Nile Virus
- Fight the Bite: West Nile Virus--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- West Nile Virus--MedlinePlus
- West Nile Virus Facts--U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- West Nile Virus Fact Sheet--World Health Organization