Chapter 37 Web Sites

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

World Health Organization's home page. Information on international travel, WHO reports, etc.

Center for Disease Control

Center for Disease Control (CDC) home page. Information on travel, Morbidity & Mortality Weekly review, Diseases, health risk & prevention guidelines.

Pollen Allergy

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service National Institutes of Health.

National AIDS Clearinghouse

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) comes in many genetic and biologic variations.

Monoclonal Antibody Technology

Substances foreign to the body, such as disease-causing bacteria and viruses and other infectious agents, know as antigens, are recognized by the body's immune system as invaders. Our natural defenses against these infectious agents are antibodies, proteins that seek out the antigens and help destroy them.

Answers to Commonly Asked Transplant Questions

You may be required to assume a special diet and exercise routine and begin a new course of medications. Since the brain is not functioning, brain dead individuals require life support systems to maintain their digestive, respiratory, excretory, and other bodily functions.

TransWeb: All About Transplantation and Donation

TransWeb-Transplantation and Donation News for both doctors and transplant patients, alike. The latest medical research, and links to other transplant resources on the Web. This address is not itself a scientific paper or even an article, but it has many interesting and pertinent addresses providing information involving organ donation.