Pathology Sites
- Gross
Room Manual -
Offers an extensive selection of protocols detailing the proper handling and
processing of clinical tissue samples. This page can serve as a guide for
gathering acessory information to submit to a pathology laboratory with the
specimen in question.
- WebPath: The
Internet Pathology Laboratory -
This electronic laboratory includes over 1700 images along with text and
tutorials that demonstrate gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated
with human disease states. There is a search engine available as well as
ordering information for a Web-Path CD-ROM containing over 2300 images, over
2300 examination questions (including many extended matching questions), 27
case-based laboratory exercises, and 32 tutorials. The image quality is good
and the text descriptions are complete and accurate. This is an excellent and
technical educational resource.
- Dermatology
Online Atlas -
Just about everything you could want to see of skin diseases can be found at
the Dermatology Online Atlas. This ongoing project seeks to visually document
as many skin diseases, disorders and conditions as possible. The numerous
images showing different manifestations of each disorder include both clinical
and histological views. Images are initially presented as thumbnails for
previewing.
- Ed Uthman's Home Page -
This site from pathologist Ed Uthman is a motherlode of medical information. He
offers several HTML pages on topics such as lab test interpretation, exotic
infections, and gross specimen photography. And don't miss his section of
downloadable PDF documents, which includes very large treatises on anemia, lung
disease, hematologic infections, and bacterial sepsis. He also offers small PDF
texts entitled "Pathology for Colon and Rectal Surgeons" and "The Surgical
Pathology Quality Assurance Score Sheet".
- PathWeb, Virtual Pathology Museum -
In addition to complete notes for a number of U. of Connecticut pathology
courses, this site offers a comprehensive searchable pictoral overview of
organs in the human body and specific disease processes occurring in each
organ. A new user interface allows one to search for information about
particular conditions by organ and disease(s).
Infectious Disease Sites
- Microbiology and Public Health -
This site offers profiles of disease causing microbes, health tips, public
health information bulletins, virtual labs, and links to related
sites. Microbiology profiles of Alberta regions are also available. This is an
excellent resource.
- The Bad Bug Book -
This site is a online version of the FDA's guide on food poisoning. There are
many links to various illnesses and syndromes caused by ingestion of plants,
fungi, protozoans and fish. The intent in each chapter is to provide basic
facts regarding these or ganisms and toxins, including their characteristics,
habitat or source, associated foods, infective dose, characteristic disease
symptoms, complications, recent and/or major outbreaks, and any susceptible
populations. The chapters contain minimal information on the analytical methods
used to detect, isolate, and/or identify the pathogens or natural toxins.
- OUTBREAK -
Dengue, ebola, malaria, small pox, and yellow fever are just a few of the
diseases focused on at this site. Brief descriptions, facts, and answers to
frequently asked questions about each diseease are covered. Current news items
dealing with diseases and chemical and biological agents are
discussed. Information on becoming a pathologist or a virologist is available
at this site.
- The Herpes Zone -
This site explains the herpes virus life cycle and differentiates between the
various diseases caused by forms of the herpes viruses; chickenpox, shingles,
cold sores, and the STD commonly known as herpes. While all forms are
discussed, the STD form is discussed in the most detail with information about
the health risks associated with this virus, how to determine when it is
dormant, preventing transmission, and managing the disease.
- Atlas of Medical
Parasitology -
An excellent site; the information is organized by site of infection. The
drawback to this site is that the scientific name for the parasite must be
known. Within the description of the parasite are the taxonomic
classification, site of infection, life cycle of the parasite, geographic
distribution, and several images of the disease state. A few case reports are
included. Contributions from the medical community are encouraged.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) -
This U.S. government page offers a very straightforward list of links in both
text version and map version. It also provides a searchable index. Topics
covered at this site include information about CDC, traveler's health, and CDC
publications. It also offers a Health Information section which includes
information on chronic diseases, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, cancer, diabetes, etc.
- The UK Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Surveillance Unit Surveillance Unit -
The Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit is a must stop for anyone
interested in spongiform encephalitis, or other "kuru"-like ailments. A
glossary provides definitions of terms related to this fatal brain disease. An
article on rapid analysis of tissue samples includes images of affected
tissue. Information about pathology, variations, and reporting of these
disorders is complemented by links to other sources of news and opinions on the
subject.
- HIV Insite -
This comprehensive guide gives state-by-state information on community and
research resources. It also includes epidemiologic and drug treatment
databases, conference announcements, up-to-date treatment guidelines, and
literature resources.
- HIV Sequence Database -
The HIV Sequence Database focuses on collecting HIV and related genetic
sequence data (since 1987), providing a curatorial role in annotating this
data, extensive computer analysis of HIV and related sequences, and
publication of the data and analyses.
- WHO Malaria
Database -
The World Health Organization has developed this malaria database. It includes
an introduction, nucleotide and protein information, genome mapping data, a
discussion group, and info on conferences or courses, research jobs, journals,
and projects and research grants.
- Medical Bacteriology
-
This page is the venue for an on-line medical microbiology course as well as a
collection of interesting links which focus on current developments in
microbiology, medicine, and molecular biology.
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