- Dengue Fever Information for Travelers - Discusses transmission by mosquitoes, symptoms, risks and general regional outbreak characteristics.
www.cdc.gov/travel/dengfvr.htm
- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) - Hospital Infections Program - Issues in healthcare settings, (formerly Hospital Infections Program.)
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip
- Malaria: General Information - Malaria is a serious, sometimes fatal, disease caused by a parasite. This fact sheet covers where, how common, how it's transmitted, symptoms, and diagnosis. Links to prevention for children and pregnant women, and prescription drugs for prevention.
www.cdc.gov/travel/malinfo.htm
- National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID - A large, searchable database of articles about diseases; resources for scientists, physicians, travelers; publications; training programs.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/ncid.htm
- Tuberculosis Risk on Aircraft - After a series of epidemiologic investigations related to the possibility of transmission of tuberculosis (TB) on airlines; the NCID concluded that TB bacteria were transmitted from an infectious passenger with active TB to four other passengers during an eight and a half hour domestic airline flight.
www.cdc.gov/travel/tb_risk.htm
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