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Chapter 13:  Microbe-Human Interactions: Infections and Disease

Here are links to related web sites you can visit:

Centers for Disease Control Home Page

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report   "The data in the weekly MMWR are provisional, based on weekly reports to Centers for Disease Control by state health departments. The reporting week concludes at close of business on Friday; compiled data on a national basis are officially released to the public on the succeeding Friday."

Emerging Infectious Diseases "Tracking trends and analyzing new and emerging infectious disease issues around the world" from CDC.

World Health Organization Home Page

Weekly Epidemiological Record (from the WHO) "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, including the newly emerging or re-emerging infections".

Zoonosis "A zoonosis is a disease that humans may acquire from animals. For every cute, cuddly (non-human) creature out there, there is something horrible that you can potentially catch from it. "


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