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Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases
Find in-depth coverage of epidemiology, etiology, pathology, microbiology, immunology, and treatment of infectious agents of infectious diseases.
Infectious Diseases & Conditions
The set contains 650 essays on all aspects of infectious diseases, including pathogens and pathogenicity, transmission, the immune system, vaccines, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and social concerns such as bioterrorism.
Red Book Atlas of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (eBook)
Aids in the diagnosis and treatment of more than 160 of the most commonly seen pediatric infectious diseases.
The Pink Book: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Get comprehensive clinical information on routinely used vaccines and the diseases they prevent
Communicable Diseases (eBook)
Explores the theory, epidemiology and control of communicable diseases, then systematically groups 353 diseases by their main means of transmission.
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As you search, it's crucial to remember that not every disease will be covered in every tool. You'll need to be flexible, persistent, and willing to ask for help if you need it. If you search and find nothing, try another tool. Librarians are standing by to help!
Limit your results to those published within the last 5 years when looking for treatment options.
- Search Everything This link opens in a new windowTest your disease selection by searching the Library's physical collection and most of its eresources.
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Start with an Explainer or Overview
Use ebooks to find high-quality explainers and disease overviews. These search tools have many different ebooks that might help you. Type in the common name of the disease you're researching,
Cite articles like an entry or chapter in an eBook.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new windowSearch our biggest collection of medical books to find explainers and overviews.
- Salem Press Online: Health This link opens in a new windowFind some of the Library's newest medical content here.
- eBook Collection This link opens in a new windowFind entire books on diseases and medical conditions, as well as short explainers.
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Look for an entire book on the disease or condition.
Check Public Health & Government Information Sites
Nearly all content will be cited as an article on a website.
- MedlinePlusSearch common disease name to find consumer information and links to other government information.
- Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Diseases & ConditionsLook for a disease fact sheet.
- World Health Organization Fact Sheets WHO's primary role is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations’ system.
- Pathogen Safety Data Sheets Technical documents that describe the hazardous properties of a human pathogen and provide recommendations for work involving these agents in a laboratory setting. These documents have been produced by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) as educational and information resources for laboratory personnel working with infectious substances.
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases A research division of the National Institute of Health that supports research to control and prevent diseases caused by virtually all human infectious agents.
- National Microbiology Laboratory (Canada) Information from Canada’s leading public health infectious disease laboratory.
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- StatPearls in PubMedBrowse all peer-reviewed StatPearls entries in PubMed.
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* Cite this article as a chapter in an eBook; get a suggested APA or AMA citation.
* Click the PubMed Central link to read the full text. - Infectious Diseases from the Merck Manual Professional EditionCite as an website article.
- The Pink Book: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable DiseasesCite as a chapter in an eBook.
Finish with Journal Articles
- CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new windowFind clinical information aimed at allied health professionals from journal articles to evidence-based care sheets.
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