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Follow the links below to find information about viral infections, such as arboviruses, herpesvirus, hepatitis, various vaccine-preventable diseases and sexually transmitted infections, as well as diseases triggered by viral infections.
Reviewed March 2009
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Hepatitis
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Links to information on the various types of hepatitis infections.
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Herpesvirus Infections
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Links to information about herpesvirus infections, including cytomegalovirus infections, chickenpox, glandular fever and genital herpes.
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Immunisation and Vaccine Preventable Diseases
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Links to information on immunisation, vaccine preventable diseases and their symptoms, including chickenpox, cholera, diphtheria, whooping cough, meningococcal disease, hepatitis, haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), measles, mumps and rubella, poliomyelitis and tetanus.
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Respiratory Tract Infections
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Links to information on respiratory tract infections and related topics such as bronchitis, influenza (flu), colds, croup, pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars), sinusitis, legionnaires´ disease, tuberculosis and whooping cough.
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RNA Virus Infections
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Links to information about RNA virus infections, including rotavirus infections.
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Ross River Virus
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Links to information relating to Ross River virus, which causes Ross River fever.
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Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Links to information on sexually transmitted infections or diseases (STIs or STDs) and their prevention.
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Yellow Fever
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Links to information on yellow fever.
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West Nile virus
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Better Health Channel
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West Nile virus is a viral infection carried by mosquitoes. A person infected with the virus may have no symptoms, or they may have mild flu-like symptoms. In rare cases, the virus can lead to serious complications such as meningitis and encephalitis. There is no human vaccine.
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Sep 2009
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Anticholinergic drugs for wheeze in children under the age of two years
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Anti-cholinergic drugs are widely used to treat infants and young toddlers with acute and recurrent wheeze though the role of these agents remain controversial. Six trials involving 321 infants in three different settings were reviewed. The review was u...
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Jun 2008
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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
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Better Health Channel
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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a potentially lethal viral disease spread by the bite of infected ticks. CCHF is limited to areas of Eastern Europe, the Middle East, the former Soviet Union, Central Asia, China, tropical Africa and South Africa. Prevention is critical as there is no cure.
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Apr 2008
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National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee (NAMAC) annual reports
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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This page contains links to the NAMAC annual reports, which are published in Communicable Diseases Intelligence. The reports also inlcude data on the Sentinel Chicken Surveillance Programme, which is used to provide an early warning of increased flavivirus activity in Australia.
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Mar 2008
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Human surveillance overview
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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This page contains and overview of arbovirus and malaria surveillance in the human population of Australia.
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Mar 2008
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Arbovirus and malaria surveillance
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Welcome to the Australian Government Arbovirus and Malaria Surveillance Website - an initiative of the National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee (NAMAC)
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Dec 2006
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Interventions for the interruption or reduction of the spread of respiratory viruses
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Although respiratory viruses usually only cause minor disease, they can cause epidemics. Approximately 10% to 15% of people worldwide contract influenza annually, with attack rates as high as 50% during major epidemics. Global pandemic viral infections ...
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Nov 2006
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Lyssavirus Infections
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Links to information about lyssavirus infections.
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Apr 2006
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Insect borne disease prevention - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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When travelling overseas, you need to be aware of the dangers of insect-borne diseases, such as malaria, Japanese encephalitis and yellow fever.
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Oct 2004
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Mosquito-borne diseases - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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Some diseases spread by mosquito bites cannot be treated and may produce long term problems or death.
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| Date: |
Oct 2004
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Inhaled steroids for episodic viral wheeze of childhood
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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A wheeze that is recurrent and caused by a viral upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is different to asthma. Episodic recurrent wheezing happens in children who have no symptoms in between episodes and is different to wheezing that is persistent. C...
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Oct 1999
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