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Health and Nuitrition (INTR 591X and BIO 381) Home Page
Syllabus (.pdf format)
APA Guidelines (.pdf format)
Relevant Links
COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES
(Web
sites identified by Holly Van Sciver)
AIDS
http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/2002/02/03/news/news10.asp
http://www.worldhealthnews.harvard.edu/
http://www.epibiostat.ucsf.edu/epidem/epidem.html
http://www.mygeneration.org/departments/2002/health/1210_a.html
http://www.aarp.org/healthguide/
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts.htm
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
ANTHRAX
http://www.geocities.com/allaboutanthrax/
http://www.intelihealth.com/anthrax.htm
http://www.hq.c5.army.mil/SURG/news/news.htm
http://info.dom.uab.edu/gorgas/spectrum.html (photo)
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/indices/a.html
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?anthrax
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Anthrax/Anthrax.asp
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Anthrax/AnthraxGen.asp
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
http://www.paho.org/selection.asp?SEL=TP&LNG=ENG&CD=BDISPRVCT
CHOLERA
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Bact330/lecturecholera
http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/dbms-grijalva/links.htm
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/indices/c.html
http://www.who.int/health-topics/idindex.htm
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~MOW/chap7.html
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/cholera_g.htm
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
http://www.paho.org/selection.asp?SEL=TP&LNG=ENG&CD=BDISPRVCT
DIARRHEA
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/review/summer_solution.shtml
http://www.diarrhoea.org/resources/tih.htm
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/indices/d.html
http://www.who.int/health-topics/idindex.htm
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasiticpathways/diarrhea.htm
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
http://www.paho.org/selection.asp?SEL=TP&LNG=ENG&CD=BDISPRVCT
DRACUNCULIASIS (Guinea Worm)
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/indices/d.html
http://www.who.int/ctd/dracun/index.html
http://www.who.int/ctd/dracun/disease.htm (photos)
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/guineaworm/default.htm
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Para_Health.htm
LASSA FEVER
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/Biology/Virology/18/lassa.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/lassa.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/lassavideo.htm(online video documentary)
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
LEPROSY (HANSEN’S DISEASE)
http://info.dom.uab.edu/gorgas/spectrum.html (photo)
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/indices/l.html
http://www.who.int/health-topics/idindex.htm
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
http://www.who.int/lep/ (photo)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/hansens_t.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/hansens_a.htm (other references)
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
http://www.paho.org/selection.asp?SEL=TP&LNG=ENG&CD=BDISPRVCT
MALARIA
http://info.dom.uab.edu/gorgas/spectrum.html (photo)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/dmid/eid/
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/indices/m.html
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/malinfo.htm
http://www.who.int/health-topics/idindex.htm
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
http://www.amref.org/health_code.html#Malaria
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/malaria/default.htm
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
http://www.paho.org/selection.asp?SEL=TP&LNG=ENG&CD=BDISPRVCT
http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Para_Health.htm
MEASLES
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/indices/m.html
http://www.who.int/health-topics/idindex.htm
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_measles.htm
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
http://www.paho.org/selection.asp?SEL=TP&LNG=ENG&CD=BDISPRVCT
MENINGITIS
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/indices/m.html
http://www.who.int/health-topics/idindex.htm
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/meningococcal_g.htm (Bacterial)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/enterovirus/viral_meningitis.htm (Viral (Asceptic))
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/meningococcal_t.htm (Technical Info.)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/meningococcal_a.htm (References)
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
http://www.paho.org/selection.asp?SEL=TP&LNG=ENG&CD=BDISPRVCT
ONCHOCERCIASIS (RIVER BLINDNESS)
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/indices/o.html
http://www.cartercenter.org/riverblindness.html
http://www.who.int/ocp/ocp001.htm
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
http://www.odont.lu.se/depts/webodont/onchocer.html
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/riverblindness/default.htm
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
http://www.paho.org/selection.asp?SEL=TP&LNG=ENG&CD=BDISPRVCT
http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Para_Health.htm
RABIES
http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/dbms-grijalva/links.htm
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/indices/r.html
http://www.who.int/health-topics/idindex.htm
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/Links/Links.htm (Links)
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
http://www.paho.org/selection.asp?SEL=TP&LNG=ENG&CD=BDISPRVCT
SCHISTOSOMIASIS (BILHARZIA)
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/indices/s.html
http://www.who.int/ctd/schisto/disease.htm
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/schistosomiasis/default.htm
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
http://www.paho.org/selection.asp?SEL=TP&LNG=ENG&CD=BDISPRVCT
http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Para_Health.htm
TETANUS
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/indices/t.html
http://www.who.int/health-topics/idindex.htm
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/pink/tetanus.pdf
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
http://www.paho.org/selection.asp?SEL=TP&LNG=ENG&CD=BDISPRVCT
TRYPANOSOMIASIS (AFRICAN SLEEPING SICKNESS/CHAGAS DISEASE)
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/indices/t.html
http://www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact259.html
http://www.who.int/emc/diseases/tryp/
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/trypanosomiasis/default.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/chagasdisease/default.htm (Chagas Disease)
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
http://www.paho.org/selection.asp?SEL=TP&LNG=ENG&CD=BDISPRVCT
http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/A_Listing.htm
TUBERCULOSIS
http://info.dom.uab.edu/gorgas/spectrum.html (photo)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/dmid/eid/
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/indices/t.html
http://www.epibiostat.ucsf.edu/epidem/epidem.html
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/faqs/qa.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/faqs/qa.htm#Glossary (Glossary of terms related to TB)
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
http://www.paho.org/selection.asp?SEL=TP&LNG=ENG&CD=BDISPRVCT
TYPHOID FEVER
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/indices/t.html
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/typhoidfever_g.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/typhoidfever_t.htm (Technical Info)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/typhoidfever_a.htm (References and Links)
http://www.medem.com/search/default.cfm
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/ (Use search)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
http://www.paho.org/selection.asp?SEL=TP&LNG=ENG&CD=BDISPRVCT
GENERAL DISEASE INFORMATION
http://www.accessdata2.fda.gov/Google/fda_search.pl?client=fdagov&site=fdagov&restrict=&searchselector=&q=tropical+diseases (FDA Search Site)
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/home/Resources/
http://www.medicinenet.com/Script/Main/hp.asp (click on Diseases and Conditions)
http://www.ids.ac.uk/data/healthlink/healthlink.htm (Search for diseases individually)
http://www.scirus.com/ (Search for tropical disease and resource links)
http://www.healthabstractsonline.com/healthab/show/Products/HAO/journal_frame.htt (Search online abstracts for specific diseases)
http://intappdev.medscape.com/medinfo/showquery?rootcode=UMA2207X.MEDLINE (Search online abstracts)
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
http://www.medscape.com/infectiousdiseaseshome (Infectious diseases)
http://www.medscape.com/px/viewindex/more?Bucket=Articles&Specialty=3 (articles)
http://www.who.int/health-topics/idindex.htm
TRAVEL INFORMATION
http://www.globalmedicine.org/GMN/travel.html
http://www.amref.org/health_code.html
http://www.immunize.org/ (FDA site)
NUTRITION
NUTRITION COURSE
http://www.humboldt1.com/~ceo/nia001/toc.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/26813/nutintroduction.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0320 (Nutrition, Healthy Diet)
ENERGY-YIELDING NUTRIENTS
http://www.humboldt1.com/~ceo/nia001/nutrpg2.html (Carbohydrates, lipids, protein)
NON-ENERGY YIELDING NUTRIENTS
http://www.humboldt1.com/~ceo/nia001/nutrpg2b.html (Minerals, water)
FOOD CHOICES
http://www.humboldt1.com/~ceo/nia001/nutrpg3.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/26813/balancedmeals.htm (Food Pyramid)
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/Fpyr/pyramid.html (USDA Food Guide Pyramid)
http://library.thinkquest.org/26813/eatinghabits.htm (Eating Habits)
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~robsond/solutions/nutrition/food_buying.html (Food Buying)
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~robsond/solutions/nutrition/food_preparation.html (Food Preparation)
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~robsond/solutions/nutrition/food_preservation.html (Food Preservation)
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~robsond/solutions/nutrition/food_safety.html (Food Safety)
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~robsond/solutions/nutrition/food_storage.html (Food Storage)
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~robsond/solutions/nutrition/glossary.html (Food/Nutrition Glossary)
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~robsond/solutions/nutrition/nutrition2.html (Nutritive Analysis)
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~robsond/solutions/nutrition/substitutions.html (Food Substitutions)
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/ (Dietary guidelines for Americans)
http://www.sfu.ca/~jfremont/ (Nutrition and Food)
NUTRIENTS AND ENERGY (BIOENERGETICS)
http://www.myprimetime.com/health/fearless_aging/content/natural_energy/index.shtml
VITAMINS AND MINERALS
http://library.thinkquest.org/26813/vitamins.htm
http://www.alternative-medicine-and-health.com/minerals/minerals.htm (Minerals)
HERBS AND NUTRITION
http://www.theherbsource.net/Circulatory_chart.html (Circulatory System Flow Chart)
http://www.theherbsource.net/Immune_chart.html (Immune System Flow Chart)
http://www.theherbsource.net/Respiratory_chart.html (Respiratory System Flow Chart)
http://www.theherbsource.net/Digestive_charts.html (Digestive System Flow Chart)
http://www.theherbsource.net/Intestinal_chart.html (Intestinal System Flow Chart)
http://www.theherbsource.net/Structural_charts.html (Structural System Flow Chart)
http://www.theherbsource.net/Glandular_chart.html (Glandular System Flow Chart)
http://www.theherbsource.net/Nervous_chart.html (Nervous System Flow Chart)
http://www.theherbsource.net/Urinary_chart.html (Urinary System Flow Chart)
FOOD COMPOSITION
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000020.html (With other links available)
CHILDCARE NUTRITION
http://www.nal.usda.gov/childcare/
http://www.nal.usda.gov/childcare/Safety/index.html (Food Safety)- Links to USDA and FDA websites
FREE NEWSLETTERS ON FOOD AND NUTRITION
http://www.sfu.ca/~jfremont/newsletters.html
NUTRITION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309040922/html/ (Nutrition Issues in Developing Countries: Online Book)
http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/ESN/africa/africa.htm (Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition in Africa: Online Book)
http://www.ifpri.org/2020/focus/focus05.htm (Health and Nutrition: Emerging and Reemerging Issues in Developing Countries: Online Book)
http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/ESN/require/default.htm (Nutritional Requirements)
NUTRITION EDUCATION
http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/ESN/Educate.htm (Many Links available)
FOOD AND NUTRITION
http://www.fao.org/docrep/X0242E/X0242E00.htm (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
http://www.fao.org/ (Food, Nutrition, Hunger, Famine)
http://www.medstudents.com/pedia/pedia1.htm (Pediatrics)
http://www.ifpri.cgiar.org/2020/briefs/number64.htm (Overcoming Child Malnutrition: Brief)
http://www.ifpri.org/divs/fcnd/dp/dp60.htm (Explaining Child Malnutrition in Developing Countries: Brief)
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/hnp/nutrition/enrich.htm (Overcoming Vitamin/Mineral Malnutrition in Developing Countries)
http://www.ifad.org/events/nutrition/ (Malnutrition in Developing Countries: Generating Capabilities for Effective Community Action Workshop)