Viral Infections Health information topics about Viral Infections: Children 1. Roseola Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00452 2. Adenovirus Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/adenovirus.html 3. Coxsackie Viruses Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/coxsackie.html 4. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/cytomegalovirus.htm... 5. Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/hfmd.htm 6. Human Parainfluenza Viruses National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/respiratory/hpivfeat.htm Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Coxsackievirus Infections National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D003384&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Yellow Fever National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D015004&recruiting... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Virus Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D014777&recruiting... 4. ClinicalTrials.gov: Roseolovirus Infections National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D019349&recruiting... Genetics 1. Deciphering Pathogens: Blueprints for New Medical National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/pdf/deciphering_pathogens.pdf National Institutes of Health 1. Microbes in Sickness and in Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/microbes.htm Organizations 1. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ 2. National Foundation for Infectious Diseases http://www.nfid.org/ 3. National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm Overviews 1. Viral Infections Merck & Co., Inc. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch198/ch198a.html 2. Virus or Bacterium? American Society for Microbiology http://www.microbe.org/microbes/virus_or_bacterium.asp 3. Viruses and Some Virus-Like Agents American Society for Microbiology http://www.microbeworld.org/htm/aboutmicro/microbes/types/virus.htm Prevention/Screening 1. Hand Hygiene for Consumers Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology http://www.apic.org/AM/AMTemplate.cfm?Section=Brochures&Template=/CM/Conten... 2. Yellow Fever Vaccine National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/vis/vis-yf.pdf Related Issues 1. Do You Know What Role Microbes Play in These Produ American Society for Microbiology http://www.microbeworld.org/htm/aboutmicro/microbes/uses.htm 2. What is a Microbe? American Society for Microbiology http://www.microbe.org/microbes/what_is.asp 3. Yellow Fever: Health Information for International National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/yellowfever.htm 4. Sore Throat: Easing the Pain of a Sore Throat American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/163.xml 5. Evaluating Your Risk: How Likely Are You to Catch Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=ID00003 Specific Conditions 1. Cytomegalic Inclusion Body Disease (CIBD) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cytomegalic/cytomegalic.htm 2. Molluscum Contagiosum American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org/public/Publications/pamphlets/MolluscumContagiosum.htm 3. Non-Polio Enterovirus Infections National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/enterovirus/non-polio_entero.htm 4. 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