The "Bad Bug" Book
This handbook, developed by the Food and Drug Administration, provides basic facts
regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins.
CELLS Alive!
"Check out this site for unique images of microorganisms that make you sick, and the
blood cells that do battle to keep you well. Includes links to sites offering further
information on microbiology, infectious diseases and cell biology".
The Curious Microbe:
Essays of the Extreme and the Unusual.
Bugs in the News! Lots of
information, with pictures on microbiology. Read about cryptosporidium, AIDS and HIV, flu,
E. coli, the immune system and lots more.
Microbes in the News
- news stories from the popular press related to microbial ecology and microbiology, with
added commentary from scientists. Stories are grouped into four categories: Heroic,
Dangerous, Ancient and Strange.
The Microbe Zoo is a virtual
zoo filled with exotic specimens - arranged in pavilions representing specific microbial
habitats.
All the Virology on the Web
"All the Virology on the WWW seeks to be the best single site for Virology
information on the Internet". They have collected all the virology-related Web sites
and created an index to virus pictures on the web, The Big Picture Book of Viruses, which
also functions as a resource for viral taxonomy.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) The CDC homepage
has recent statistics on human diseases and epidemics.
Emerging Infectious Diseases An
online journal by the National Center for Infectious Diseases.
American Society for Microbiology Home Page
The Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) "serves
as an essential instrument for the rapid and accurate dissemination of epidemiological
information on cases and outbreaks of diseases under the International Health Regulations
and on other communicable diseases of public health importance".
World Health Organization Home Page
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Home Page
Bug Bytes! is developed and produced by
the Louisiana State University Medical Center. "Each biweekly issue of Bug Bytes
presents a single problem in infectious diseases, including diagnosis, therapy, or biology
of the disease organism".
Malaria Database. A comprehensive
information resource for scientists working in malaria research.
AIDS WWW Virtual Library This virtual
library page deals with the social, political, and medical aspects of AIDS, HIV, and
related issues.
University of Wisconsin
Medical Microbiology and Immunology- Mycology Image Library. Images of medically
important fungi.
The Medical Mycology Research Center .
University of Texas. A site about fungi important to medical, veterinary and
environmental mycology along with their descriptions, images, biologic data and
susceptibility to various antifungals.
Medical Microbiology
& Immunology: Medical Science Resources on the Web. Links to major international
health science organizations and a dozen excellent medical microbiology sites.
MICSCAPE - the On-line
Microscopy Magazine . Includes images, general articles, popular articles, book
reviews, and microscope reviews.
Bioinformatics Servers A catalog of
useful Web sites for the Biosciences.
Check out Microbiology in the News at this site!
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