infectious diseases

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• - Fact sheet by American Academy of Family Physicians provides answers to common questions.
  
• - Site for kids explaining various bacteria, and ways to prevent infections and diseases. Some sections require additional plug-ins.
  
• - Learn about Group B streptococcus, a type of bacterium that causes life threatening infections in newborn babies.
  
• - Basic facts regarding the condition and its prevention.
  
• - Tuberculosis information and answers to common questions about TB in children, including the difference between tuberculosis infection and disease, how it is spread, symptoms, and treatments.
  
• - Monthly news for pediatricians, covers new drugs and procedures for diagnosing and testing pediatric infectious diseases.
  
• - A resource for information on children and adolescents with HIV or AIDS.