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A-Z Disease Resources

A-Z Disease Resources provide the public and healthcare professionals with links to reputable sites for information on diseases listed in the SC List of Reportable Diseases and related programs.

A

AIDS

• DHEC
  • STD/HIV Program
  • Surveillance Reports
• CDC
  • HIV/AIDS General Information
  • HIV/AIDS Brochures

Ameba

• CDC
  • Amebiasis

Anaplasmosis/Ehrlichiosis

• CDC 
  • Ehrlichiosis

Animal (mammal) Bites

• DHEC 
  • Rabies Information

Anthrax

• DHEC
  • Diseases/Agents (Anthrax)
• CDC
  • Anthrax General Information

Any outbreak, unusual disease, or cluster of cases

• DHEC
  • List of Reportable Conditions

Any intentional biological, chemical or radiological event

• DHEC
  • List of Reportable Conditions

Arboviral Neuroinvasive & Non-Neuroinvasive Disease (acute infection, i.e., acute flaccid paralysis, atypical Guillain- Barré Syndrome)

• DHEC
  • Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Virus
  • West Nile Virus (WNV)
• CDC
  • Eastern Equine Encephalitis
  • LaCrosse
  • St. Louis Encephalitis
  • West Nile Virus

Arthritis

• DHEC
  • SC Arthritis Prevention and Control Program

B

Bedbugs     

• DHEC
  • Bedbugs
• CDC
  • Bedbugs
• EPA
  • Bedbugs

Bioterrorism

• CDC
  • Bioterrorism

Botulism

• DHEC
  • Diseases/Agents (Botulism)
• CDC
  • Botulism

Brucellosis

• CDC
  • Brucellosis

Bursitis

• DHEC
  • Bursitis

C

Campylobacteriosis

• CDC
  • Campylobacter

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

• CDC
  • Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) (page 750)
  • CRE Prevention Toolkit
  • Infection Control in Acute Care

Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)

• DHEC
  • STD/HIV Program
• CDC
  • Chancroid

CHESS

• DHEC
  • CHESS Resources

Chicken pox (Varicella)

• CDC
  • Chicken pox (Varicella)

Child Care

• DHEC
  • Childcare and School Exclusion Lists
  • DHEC Cleaning Guidelines for Norovirus/Gastroenteritis Outbreaks (pdf)
  • Handwashing (pdf)
• EPA
  • EPA List of Registered Disinfectants

Chlamydia trachomatis

• DHEC
  • STD/HIV Program
• CDC
  • Chlamydia

Cleaning Guidelines

• DHEC
  • DHEC Cleaning Guidelines for Norovirus/Gastroenteritis Outbreaks (pdf)
• CDC
  • MMWR Updated Norovirus Outbreak Management and Disease Prevention Guidelines 
• EPA
  • EPA List of Registered Disinfectants

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

• DHEC
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Coxiella burnetti (Q fever)

• CDC
  • Coxiella burnetti (Q fever)

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

• CDC
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Cryptosporidiosis

• DHEC
  • Poster - Cryptosporidiosis  (pdf)
• CDC
  • Cryptosporidiosis

Cyclosporiasis

• CDC
  • Cyclosporiasis

D

Dengue

• CDC
  • Dengue

Diphtheria

• CDC
  • Diphtheria

Disease Resources

• DHEC
  • Fact Sheets

E

E. coli

• CDC
  • E. coli

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)

• DHEC
  • Eastern Equine Encephalitis
• CDC
  • Eastern Equine Encephalitis

 Ebola

• DHEC
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
• CDC
  • Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever

Ehrlichiosis / Anaplasmosis

• CDC
  • Ehrlichiosis

Enterobacteriaceae, Carbapenem-resistant (CRE)

• CDC
  • CRE Prevention Toolkit
  • Enterobacteriaceae, Carbapenem-resistant (CRE) (page 750)

F

Fibromyalgia

• DHEC
  • Fibromyalgia

Flu

• DHEC
• Flu in South Carolina
• CDC
• Seasonal Influenza (Flu )
• Avian Influenza
• DHHS
  • Flu.gov 

Foodborne

• DHEC
  • How Germs and Viruses Get into Food
  • Raw Milk (pdf) (Spanish)
• CDC
  • Foodborne
• FDA
  • Fresh and Frozen Seafood:  Selecting and Serving it Safely

G

Giardiasis

• DHEC
  • Poster - Giardiasis & Swimming Pools  (pdf)
• CDC
  • Giardiasis 

Glanders (Burkholderia mallei)

• CDC
  • Glanders (Burkholderia mallei)

Gonorrhea

• DHEC
  • STD/HIV Program
• CDC
  • Gonorrhea

Gout

• DHEC
  • Gout

H

Haemophilus influenzae, all types, invasive disease 

• CDC
  • Haemophilus influenza

Hantavirus

• DHEC
  • Hantavirus
• CDC
  • Hantavirus 

Health Alert Network (HAN)

• DHEC
  • Health Alert Network (HAN) Homepage
  • Latest Public Health Notifications 

Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI)

• DHEC
  • South Carolina Hospital Infections Disclosure Act (HIDA)– Mandatory Public Reporting
    • HIDA Pubic Reports
    • HIDA Information for Hospitals
  • HAI Prevention Plan: (pending)
• CDC
  • CDC National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)  
  • Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI)
  • Guide to Infection Prevention in Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care
  • Vital Signs
• DHHS
  • Partnering to Heal (interactive learning tool)

Hepatitis

• DHEC
  • Basic Hepatitis Facts
  • Viral Hepatitis Prevention
• CDC
  • Hepatitis  General Information
  • Hepatitis A: Q & A
  • Hepatitis A Information for the Public
  • Hepatitis B Information for the Public
  • Hepatitis C Information for the Public
  • Hepatitis D Information for the Public
  • Hepatitis E Information for the Public
• FDA
  • Foodborne Illness-Causing Organisms in the US – What You Need to Know (Hepatitis A)

HIV

• DHEC
  • STD/HIV Program
  • Surveillance Reports
• CDC
  • HIV/AIDS General Information
  • HIV/AIDS Brochures

I

Immunization

• DHEC
  • DHEC Immunization Division

Influenza

• DHEC
• Flu in South Carolina
• CDC
• Seasonal Influenza (Flu )
• Avian Influenza
• DHHS
  • Flu.gov

J

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

• DHEC
  • Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

K

L

LaCrosse 

• CDC
  • LaCrosse Encephalitis     

Lassa Fever

• DHEC
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
• CDC
  • Lassa Fever 

Lead Poisoning

• DHEC
  • Children’s Health
  • To order material resources, please contact the SC DHEC/Educational Materials Library at 1-803-898-3803 and request copies of these by the following numbers:
    • Finding Hidden Dangers
      • English ML#000251 (pdf)
      • Spanish ML#000262 (pdf)
    • Big or Small
      • English ML#000255 (pdf)
      • Spanish ML#000263 (pdf)
• CDC
  • Childhood Lead Poisoning
  • Lead in the Workplace
  • Lead in the Environment

Legionellosis (Legionnaires)

• DHEC
  • Poster - Legionellosis & Hot Tubs  (pdf)
• CDC
  • Legionellosis
  • Disinfection & Remediation of Pools & Hot Tubs

Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)

• CDC
  • Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) 

Leptospirosis   

• CDC
  • Leptospirosis:  General Information

Listeriosis

• DHEC
  • Listeriosis Poster (pdf) (English)
  • Listeriosis Poster (pdf) (Spanish)
  • Listeriosis
• CDC
  • Listeriosis
• FDA
• Fresh and Frozen Seafood:  Selecting and Serving it Safely

Lupus

• DHEC
  • Lupus

Lyme Disease

• DHEC
  • Lyme Disease
• CDC
  • Interactive Lyme disease map for the year 2001-2010
  • Lyme disease

M

Malaria

• CDC
  • Malaria

Measles (rubeola)

• DHEC
  • Measles (rubeola)
• CDC
  • Measles (rubeola)

Melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)

• CDC
  • Melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)

Meningitis

• CDC
• Meningitis, aseptic
• Meningococcal disease (Neisseria meningititis)  

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureau (MRSA) Bloodstream Infections

• DHEC
  • MRSA
• CDC
  • Staphylococcus aureus - Methicillin Resistant (MRSA) Bloodstream infections

Mumps

• CDC
  • Mumps

N

 

Naegleria fowleri

• CDC
  • Naegleria fowleri

Norovirus

• DHEC
  • DHEC cleaning guidelines for facilities during outbreaks of norovirus (pdf)
  • Handwashing (pdf)
  • Norovirus
• CDC
  • General Norovirus Information
  • Guideline for the Prevention and Control of Norovirus Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Healthcare Setting
  • Norovirus Food Worker Fact Sheet
• EPA
  • EPA List of Registered Disinfectants

O

Osteoarthritis

• DHEC
  • Osteoarthritis

P

Pertussis

• DHEC
  • Pertussis
• CDC
  • Pertussis
    • Lab: PCR Best Practices
    • Video: NP swab and aspirate collection
• Other
  • Sounds of Pertussis (infant) (wav)
  • Sounds of Pertussis (adult) (wav)

Pesticide poisoning

• Clemson
  • Pesticide Information

Plague

• DHEC
  • Diseases/Agents (Plague)
• CDC
  • Plague (Yersinia pestis)

Poliomyelitis, Paralytic and Nonparalytic

• CDC
  • Polio 

Psittacosis

• CDC
  • Psittacosis

Q

Q fever

• CDC
  • Q fever (Coxiella burnetti)

R

Rabies

• DHEC
  • Rabies Information
• CDC
  • Rabies

Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis  (PEP) recommended

• DHEC
  • Rabies Information for Healthcare Providers

Recreational Water Illnesses

• Poster - Cryptosporidiosis  (pdf)
• Poster - Giardiasis & Swimming Pools  (pdf)
• Poster - Legionellosis & Hot Tubs  (pdf)
• Poster - Recreational Water Illnesses  (pdf)
• Poster - Vibriosis (Non-Cholera)  (pdf)

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS)

• DHEC
  • Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS)

Reportable Conditions

• DHEC
  • Lab List of Reportable Conditions
  • List of Reportable Conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis

• DHEC
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis

Ricin

• DHEC
  • Diseases/Agents (Ricin)
• CDC
  • Ricin

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)

• CDC
  • Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)

Rubella (includes congenital)

• CDC
  • Rubella

S

Salmonellosis

• DHEC
  • Food Protection/Pathogen (Bacteria, Virus) Information
• CDC
  • Salmonellosis
• FDA
  • Foodborne Illness-Causing Organisms in the US – What You Need to Know (Salmonellosis)

Salmonella typhi (see Typhoid Fever)

Sarin

• DHEC
  • Diseases/Agents (Sarin)
• CDC
  • Sarin 

SARS, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

• DHEC
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
• CDC
  • SARS

School

• DHEC
  • Childcare and School Exclusion Lists
  • Handwashing (pdf)

School Sports

• NFHS
  • Sport-Specific Risks for Spread of Communicable Skin Diseases (NFHS)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• DHEC
  • STD/HIV Program
  • Surveillance Reports 

Shigellosis

• CDC
  • Shigellosis
• FDA
  • Foodborne Illness-Causing Organisms in the US – What You Need to Know (Shigella)

Smallpox

• DHEC
  • Diseases/Agents (Smallpox)
• CDC
  • Smallpox

St. Louis Encephalitis

• CDC
  • Saint Louis Encephalitis

Staphylococcus aureus

• CDC
  • Staphylococcal Food Poisoning

Staphylococcus aureus - Methicillin Resistant (MRSA) Bloodstream infections

• DHEC
  • MRSA
• CDC
  • Staphylococcus aureus - Methicillin Resistant (MRSA) Bloodstream infections
  • HAI Infections

Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant or intermediate (VRSA/VISA)

• CDC
• HAI Infections: VISA/VRSA

Streptococcus group A, invasive disease

• CDC
  • Streptococcus group A, invasive disease

Streptococcus group B, age < 90 days

• CDC
  • Streptococcus group B, age < 90 days

Streptococcus pneumoniae, invasive

• CDC
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae, invasive

Syphilis

• DHEC
• STD/HIV Program
• STD/HIV Program – Fact Sheets
• CDC
  • Syphilis

T

Tendonitis

• DHEC
  • Tendonitis

Tetanus

• CDC
  • Tetanus  

Trichinosis

• CDC
  • Trichinosis

Tuberculosis

• DHEC
  • Tuberculosis
• CDC
  • Tuberculosis

Tularemia

• DHEC
  • Diseases/Agents (Tularemia)
• CDC
  • Tularemia

Typhoid fever (Salmonella typhi)

• CDC
  • Typhoid fever (Salmonella typhi)

Typhus fever, epidemic (Rickettsia prowazekii)

• CDC
  • Typhus fever, epidemic (Rickettsia prowazekii)

U

V

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

• DHEC
  • DHEC Immunization Division

Varicella (Chicken pox)

• CDC
  • Varicella

Vibrio - all types, including V. cholerae O1 & O139

• DHEC
  • Poster - Vibriosis (Non-Cholera)  (pdf)
• CDC
• Vibrio cholerae  
• Virbrio parahaemolyticus

Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (Ebola, Lassa, Marburg viruses)

• DHEC
  • Diseases/Agents (Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers)
• CDC
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (including Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever)

VISA/VRSA Vancomycin-Intermediate or Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

• CDC
  • VISA/VRSA:  HAI Infections

W

Waterborne Illnesses

• Poster - Cryptosporidiosis  (pdf)
• Poster - Giardiasis & Swimming Pools  (pdf)
• Poster - Legionellosis & Hot Tubs  (pdf)
• Poster - Recreational Water Illnesses  (pdf)
• Poster - Vibriosis (Non-Cholera)  (pdf)

West Nile Virus (WNV)    

• DHEC
  • West Nile Virus
• CDC
  • West Nile Virus

X

Y

Yellow Fever

• CDC
  • Yellow Fever

Yersinia pestis (Plague)

• DHEC
• Diseases/Agents (Yersinia pestis - Plague)
• CDC
• Yersinia pestis (Plague)

Yersiniosis

• CDC
  • Yersiniosis