Healthy Campus: Disease Information and Resources

General Resources:

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• City of Milwaukee Health Department
• Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
• Wisconsin Department of Administration "Safe & Sound - Being Healthy is No Accident" Newsletters
• World Health Organization (WHO)

Disease Specific Information:

• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a type of staph that is resistant to certain antibiotics. These antibiotics include methicillin and other more common antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin and amoxicillin.

  • Centers for Disease Control Resources:

    • Athletic Posters, CDC

    • Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)
    • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Schools, CDC
    • MRSA and the Workplace, NIOSH Safety and Health Topic
  • Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Resources:

    • Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), Wisconsin Division of Public Health

    • Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Patient Information Prevention Tips, Wisconsin Division of Public Health
  • Minnesota Department of Health Resources:

    • Skin Infections in Athletes

    • Skin Infection Guidelines
    • Skin Infections in Athle .es (Information for Athletes and Their Families)
    • Skin Infections in Athletes (Information for Coaches and Team Leaders)
    • Skin Examination of Athletes
• Avian Flu

  • Avian Flu, Centers for Disease Control

  • OSHA Guidance Update on Protecting Employees from Avian Flu (Avian Influenza) Viruses
• Chronic Wasting Disease

  • Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance

  • Chronic Wasting Disease and Wisconsin Deer, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

• Influenza

  How are avian, pandemic and seasonal flu different?

  "Avian Flu" is caused by avian influenza viruses, which occur naturally among birds. "Pandemic Flu" is flu that causes a global outbreak, or pandemic, of serious illness that spreads easily from person to person. "Seasonal Flu" is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses.

  • Influenza (Flu), Centers for Disease Control

  • CDC Interim Guidance for the use of Facemasks and Respirators by the General Public in Certain Public Settings During an Influenza Pandemic
• Listeriosis

  • Listeriosis, Centers for Disease Control

  • Listeria Monocytogenes,Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA

• Lyme Disease

  • Lyme Disease Hazard Information Bulletin, U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA

  • Lyme Disease Home Page, Centers for Disease Control

• Meningococcal Disease Information:

  • Meningococcal Disease Information, Centers for Disease Control

  • Control and Prevention of Meningococcal Disease, CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Meningitis on Campus, American College Health Association

• Mumps

  • CDC Disease Reference Information: Mumps

  • Measles, Mumps, and Rubella -- Vaccine Use and Strategies for Elimination of Measles, Rubella, and Congenital Rubella Syndrome and Control of Mumps: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
• Pandemic Flu

  • Avian Influenza (H5N1) and Pandemic Flu, Milwaukee Health Department

  • Blueprint for Pandemic Flu Preparedness Planning for Colleges and Universities
  • HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan, Department of Health and Human Services
  • Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic, U.S. Department of Labor
  • PandemicFlu.gov
  • CDC Interim Guidance for the use of Facemasks and Respirators by the General Public in Certain Public Settings During an Influenza Pandemic
  • Pandemic Influenza Resources for Colleges and Universities, Campus Safety and Health Environmental Management Association
  • Pandemic Flu Awareness Message from Vice Chancellor Sherwood Wilson
• Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

  • General Pertussis Information, from CDC

• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

  • "Guidelines for Preparing the University for SARS" (July 6, 2003) , American College Health Association

  • Centers for Disease Control

    • Information on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

    • Understanding Respiratory Protection Against SARS, CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  • OSHA Guidelines
  • World Health Organization Information on SARS
• West Nile Virus

  • CDC Information on West Nile Virus

  • West Nile Virus Slide Show
  • Workplace Precautions Against West Nile Virus, OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin

Updated March 18, 2008 by SAK