Patient/Family Resources by Topic: Infectious Diseases

AIDS/HIV Patient/Family Resources

Geriatrics | Pediatrics | Spanish | Miscellaneous

• MD Consult: Homepage - Medical Library subscription (INFO)
  • Patient Handouts: Table of content
    • Coping with HIV Infection Diagnosis: Access document
    • HIV Infection and AIDS: English | Spanish
    • HIV: What is Acute HIV Syndrome?: Access document
    • Medicines for HIV: Access document
    • HIV: Nutrition and Exercise When You Have HIV: Access document
    • Risk Factors and Prevention of Transmission of AIDS: Access document
    • AIDS Testing: ELISA and Western Blot Tests: Access document
    • AIDS Associated Tumors: Access document
    • HIV Infection in Women: Access document
    • Occupational Exposure to HIV - Advice for Health Care Workers: Access document
• American Social Health Association: Homepage
  • HIV and AIDS: Table of contents
    • Overview: Access document
    • Questions and Answers: Access document
    • Support: Access document
• American Academy of Dermatology: Homepage
  • Public Resource Center: Table of contents
    • Pamphlets: List of documents
      • Skin Conditions Related to AIDS: Access document
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: Homepage
  • Diseases and Conditions: Table of contents
    • HIV/AIDS: Table of contents
      • Mouth Problems and HIV: HTML | PDF
• American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
  • Health Topics: List of documents
    • HIV: What is Acute HIV Syndrome?: Access document
    • HIV: Coping with the Diagnosis: English | Spanish
    • HIV and Plasma Viral Load Testing: Access document
    • HIV: Medicines for People Who are HIV Positive: English | Spanish
    • HIV: How to Avoid Infections if You're HIV Positive: Access document
    • HIV Infection in Women: Access document
    • HIV, Pregnancy and AZT: English | Spanish
    • HIV: Nutrition and Exercise When You Have HIV: Access document
    • Occupational Exposure to HIV: Advice for Health Care Workers: English | Spanish
• American Medical Association: Homepage
  • JAMA Patient Page: List of documents
    • HIV Infection: The Basics: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
• American Medical Association (MEDEM): Homepage
  • Medical Library: Table of contents
    • Drug Treatment Options for HIV — More Drugs and More Drug Combinations Expand Choices: Access document
    • Avoiding Diseases Transmitted by Blood and Body Fluids: Access document
• American Psychiatric Association (MEDEM): Homepage
  • Medical Library: Table of contents
    • Let's Talk Facts about Coping with AIDS and HIV: Access document
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (MEDEM): Homepage
  • Medical Library: Table of contents
    • HIV Infection and Women: Access document
    • HIV Testing and Pregnancy: English | Spanish
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Homepage
  • Disorders Information: List of documents
    • Neurological Manifestations of AIDS: Access document
• Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (UCSF): Homepage
  • Prevention Fact Sheets (English and Spanish): List of documents
• American College of Rheumatology: Homepage
  • Patient Information: List of documents
    • HIV-Associated Rheumatic Disease Syndromes: Access document
• MedlinePlus and the Patient Education Institute: Homepage
  • Interactive Health Tutorials: Table of contents
    • AIDS: List of documents
    • Sexually Transmitted Diseases: List of documents
• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
  • AIDS: English | Spanish
  • HIV Infection: English | Spanish
  • Asymptomatic HIV Infection: English | Spanish
  • Acute HIV Infection: English | Spanish
• InteliHealth Disease and Condition Guide: Table of contents
  • HIV/AIDS: Access document
• Merck Manual - Second Home Edition: Table of contents
  • Section 17. Infections: Table of contents
    • Chapter 199. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Access document

Pediatrics

• American Medical Association (MEDEM): Homepage
  • Medical Library: Table of contents
    • Preventing HIV Infection — Intervention Programs Show Promise for Reducing Risk in Adolescents: Access document
• American Academy of Pediatrics (MEDEM): Homepage
  • Public Education Brochures: List of documents
    • How HIV is Spread: Access document
• KidsHealth (Nemours Foundation): Homepage
  • Health Information for Parents: Table of contents
    • Infections: List of documents
      • HIV and AIDS: Access document
• Merck Manual - Second Home Edition: Table of contents
  • Section 23. Children's Health Issues: Table of contents
    • Chapter 273. Viral Infections: Table of contents
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Access document

Spanish

• MD Consult: Homepage - Medical Library subscription (INFO)
  • Patient Handouts: Table of content
    • HIV Infection and AIDS: English | Spanish
• American Medical Association: Homepage
  • JAMA Patient Page: List of documents
    • HIV Infection: The Basics: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
• American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
  • Health Topics: List of documents
    • HIV: Coping with the Diagnosis: English | Spanish
    • HIV: Medicines for People Who are HIV Positive: English | Spanish
    • HIV, Pregnancy and AZT: English | Spanish
    • Occupational Exposure to HIV: Advice for Health Care Workers: English | Spanish
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (MEDEM): Homepage
  • Medical Library: Table of contents
    • HIV Testing and Pregnancy: English | Spanish
• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
  • AIDS: English | Spanish
  • HIV Infection: English | Spanish
  • Asymptomatic HIV Infection: English | Spanish
  • Acute HIV Infection: English | Spanish
• Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (UCSF): Homepage
  • Prevention Fact Sheets (English and Spanish): List of documents

Miscellaneous AIDS/HIV Patient/Family Resources

• AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program: Homepage
  • National Minority AIDS Education and Training Center: Homepage
  • Delta Region (AR LA MS): Homepage
  • Florida/Caribbean (FL): Homepage
  • Midwest (IL IN IA MI MN MO WI): Homepage
  • Mountain Plains (CO KS ND NE NM SD UT WY): Homepage
  • New England (CT MA ME NH RI VT): Homepage
  • NY/NJ (NJ NY): Homepage
  • Northwest (AK ID MT OR WA): Homepage
  • Pacific (AZ CA HI NV): Homepage
  • Pennsylvania/Mid-Atlantic (DE  MD PA VA WV): Homepage
  • Puerto Rico (PR): Homepage
  • Southeast (AL GA KY NC SC TN): Homepage
  • Texas/Oklahoma (TX OK): Table of contents
• Healthfinder (US DHHS): Homepage
  • AIDS: List of documents
• MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine) Health Topics: List of topics
  • AIDS: List of documents
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:AIDS/HIV
  Additional AIDS/HIV Sites (These sites have not been reviewed.)
• YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  Additional STDs Sites (These sites have not been reviewed.)