Diseases
Bacterial Diseases Brain Diseases Genetic Diseases
KidsHealth - for parents - Infections
providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, the award-winning KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use.
Mayo Clinic - Diseases and Infections
click on letter of the alphabet for a long list of topics
CDC Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases- Disease Listing
a government website of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
NOAH - Bacterial Infectious Diseases
New York Online Access to Health
Medline
Plus
A
service of the National Library of Medicine
Internet
Mental Health
Internet
Mental Health is a free encyclopedia of mental health
information created by a Canadian psychiatrist, Dr.
Phillip Long. Contains a list of the most common mental
disorders, sorted alphabetically or by category.
its name.
FCA
Caregiver Clearinghouse Factsheets
Information
and factsheets about brain diseases. Family Caregiver
Alliance
Your
Genes, Your Health
A multimedia guide to specific individual genetic
disorders from the Dolan DNA Learning Center at Cold
Spring Harbor Laboratory. Learn about genetic disorders
with this cool multimedia guide that explores causes,
symptoms, and more.
Just
What is a Genetic Disorder? Genetic Sciences Learning
Center
Eccles Institute of Human Genetics. University of
Utah. Discusses and gives examples of four types of
genetic disorders: (Chromosome Abnormalities, Single-Gene
Disorders, Multifactorial Disorders, Mitochondrial Disorders)
in language that is easy to understand.
Genetic
and Rare Conditions Site
Medical Genetics, University of Kansas Medical Center.
Alphabetical listing of links to lay advocacy groups,
support groups, information on genetic conditions and
birth defects for professionals, educators and individuals.
Noah
- Genetic Disorders
NOAH (New York Online Access to Health) Includes
a section on "What are genetic diseases" and
links to a large list of genetic disorders (not all
of the links work, but the ones that do are good and
reliable.)
NORD
(National Association of Rare Disorders) Index
of Rare Diseases
The National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
is a federation of more than 140 nonprofit health organizations
serving people with rare disorders and disabilities.
Search this site by specific condition for information
and support groups. (Language may be advanced for some
students)
Mayo Clinic - Diseases and Infections
click on letter of the alphabet for a long list of topics
Yahoo!
Health > Diseases and Conditions > Genetic Disorders
Includes an alphabetical list of links to genetic
disorders.
Open
Directory Project: Health: Conditions & Diseases:
Genetic Disorders
Includes an alphabetical list of links to genetic disorders.
