General Sites
World Book Encyclopedia: If you know very little about a disease, the encyclopedia is an excellent place to start. Be sure to check out the Related Information box on the right.
WHO Fact sheets: The World Health Organization has fact sheets about most of the diseases on your report list. Each sheet has information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
CDC - Site Index A - Z: The Center for Disease Control also has fact sheets that give an excellent overview of many diseases.
Publications at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): Check here for more fact sheets.
Health Encyclopedia: Type your disease in the search box and access great information from Rochester General Hospital.
Diseases Explained: Choose from a list of diseases to get basic information.
Healthfinder: Consumer heath information.
Specific Diseases
AIDS
UNICEF - 10 Basic Facts on HIV and AIDS
Anthrax
KidsHealth.org: What Is Anthrax
BBC - Health - Conditions - Anthrax
Botulism
Botulism Communicable Disease Fact Sheet
Bubonic Plague
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Plague
Plague Bacterial Infections Merck Manual Home Edition
Cholera
Cholera Communicable Disease Fact Sheet
Cholera (Vibrio cholerae) - Minnesota Dept. of Health
Diphtheria
BBC - Health - Conditions - Diphtheria
Facts About Diphtheria For Adults
Ebola
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever: Questions and Answers
Hepatitis
BBC - Health - Conditions - Hepatitis A
BBC - Health - Conditions - Hepatitis B
BBC - Health - Conditions - Hepatitis C
Viral Hepatitis (A,B,C) Fact Sheet
Influenza
BBC - Health - Conditions - Influenza
Legionnaires' Disease
BBC - Health - Conditions - Legionnaires' disease
Legionellosis (Legionnaire Disease) Fact Sheet
Leprosy
Mad Cow Disease
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Mad Cow Disease
The Center for Food Safety - Mad Cow Disease Fact Sheet
Malaria
BBC - Health - Conditions - Malaria
Malaria Foundation International
Measles
BBC - Health - Conditions - Measles
KidsHealth.org Rubeola (Measles)
Meningitis
BBC - Health - Conditions - Meningitis in children
Mononucleosis
Infectious Mononucleosis Fact Sheet
Mumps
BBC - Health - Conditions - Mumps
Polio
NMAH: Polio The Virus and Vaccine
BBC - Health - Conditions - Polio
Rabies
BBC - Health - Conditions - Rabies
Rabies Fact Sheet - WA State Dept. of Health
Scarlet Fever
BBC - Health - Conditions - Scarlet fever
Smallpox
BBC - Health - Conditions - Smallpox
Tetanus
BBC - Health - Conditions - Tetanus
Child Health Library - Infectious Diseases - Tetanus
BBC - Health - Conditions - Tetanus
Tuberculosis
BBC - Health - Conditions - Tuberculosis
Typhoid Fever
Utah - Office Of Epidemiology Typhoid Fact Sheet
Typhoid Fever Communicable Disease Fact Sheet
West Nile Virus
BBC - Health - Conditions - West Nile Fever
Lyme Disease