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GENERAL VIRUS SITES
All the Virology on the WWW
A comprehensive collection of links to virology related web pages including: general virology, specific viruses, microbiology, AIDS, emerging viruses, electronic journals, scientific societies, patent and legal information, and government sites.The Big Picture Book of Viruses
An index to electron micrographs and computerized images of viruses. It is intended to serve as both a catalog of virus pictures on the Internet and as an educational resource for those users seeking more information about viruses. Color images of viruses can be searched by name, structure/genome, host, or associated disease.
ICTdB - Universal Virus Database of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
A dynamic (searchable) database of virus descriptions, pictures, etc. A major reference resource and research tool of the virology community. Tutortial provided.
EMERGING VIRUSES
Emerging Infectious Diseases
The US National Center for Infectious Diseases, Center for Disease Control, offers the full text of its quarterly, peer reviewed journal Emerging Infectious Diseases at this site. The issues are divided into three categories: Perspectives, dealing with the underlying causes of infectious disease emergence; Synopses, summaries of specific diseases; and Dispatches, brief laboratory or epidemiologic reports with an international scope.
Emerging and Re-Emerging Viruses
An essay by Alison Jacobson, Dept. of Microbiology, University of Cape Town. Historical perspective, theoretical considerations, emerging and potentially emergent viruses.
MONKEY POX
CDC Monkeypox
Information, research reports, documents, news, and outbreaks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
MedlinePlus
The site features the latest Monkeypox news as well as links to authoritative sites for background information about the virus. Information on prevention and screening and updated statistics on the outbreak from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Includes a downloadable electron micrograph of the Monkeypox virus.Zoonotic Diseases Go Global
Zoonotic infectious diseases, such as monkeypox, make up two-thirds of all infectious diseases and may represent a growing threat. This site provides non-techincal discussion of the diseases. Photos, maps, and other graphics should make this a useful resource for teachers.
EBOLA and MARBURG
CDC Ebola
Information, research reports, documents, news and outbreaks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.CDC Marburg
Information, research reports, documents, news and outbreaks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
YELLOW FEVER
WHO
Description, cases, fact sheets, press reseasesYellow Fever / Reed Commission Exhibit
The U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission and The Spanish-American War -- 1898-1901 - historical photographs and text.WEST NILE
CDC West Nile Fever
Description, news, virus activity and protectionEmerging Infectious Diseases
The July-August 2001 issue of the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) Emerging Infectious Diseases is devoted to the West Nile Virus. The journal offers a large number of articles, many focused on its presence in New York and the use of birds as early warning systems for the virus. The articles also cover outbreaks in Israel, detection of the virus in other mammals, and more. Users can read articles online in HTML, download them as .pdf files, or download the whole issue as a .pdf file
SARS
The SARS Epidemic
Molecular evoltuion of SARS coronavirus as 2003 epidemic unfolded in China, free access to numerous research articles in ScienceDENGUE
WHO
Links to reports, news and events relating to Denure
BIOTERRORISM
UCLA Epidemiologic Information on Bioterrorism
Educational information intended for students, teachers, scholars, and health professionals as well as the general public. "Different than biologic warfare which attempts to kill, bioterrorism thrives on public fear, potentially immobilizing or demoralizing a population."Ricin
Ricin toxin comes from the castor bean plant -- its mechanism of toxic action, biosynthesis, structure, etc. Excellent page designend by an undergraduate student at Cornell Univ.