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AIDS
Disease of
the immune system.
Allergies
Are the unusual sensitivity to substances otherwise harmless
that provokes an intense reaction from a body.
Antimicrobial Resistance
NIAID’s multi-pronged research strategy against the resistance to antimicrobial
(drug).
Asthma
Is a disease of the respiratory system.
Autoimmune Diseases
Is a disease where a person has an allergic reaction to their own body.
Biodefense
The U.S. Government’s defense against
bioterrorism.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Is an illness where a person has extensive weakness and exhaustion.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Foodborne Diseases
Infectious diseases spread via food or beverages consumption.
Fungal
Diseases
Global Health Research Plans
Hepatitis
An inflammation of the liver; causes jaundice, fever, weakness, and abdominal
pain.
Influenza and Colds
Lyme Disease and other Tick-Borne Diseases
Malaria
Is an illness caused by parasites that is transmitted by mosquitoes and is
recurring.
Microbes
Microscopic organisms that transmit diseases.
Pneumonia
Lung Inflammation – usually caused by infection from a virus or bacterium.
Primary
Immune Deficiency Diseases
Occurs when the body has no defenses to fight off diseases.
Prion
Diseases
Infections Protein Particles
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Is a severe respiratory illness; it is caused by a corona-virus and often
leads to pneumonia.
Sexually Transmitted Infections
STIs, also known as venereal diseases, are common infections that occur,
such as vaginal warts, from unprotected sex and other forms of bodily fluids
transferring from one person to another.
Transplantation
NIAID works to reduce lengthy transplant waiting lists, improve long-term
tolerance without the use of immunosuppressive drugs, and establish long-term
graft survival.
Tuberculosis
Infectious – tubercle forming disease – results in the mucus membranes
forming small rounded tubercles.
Vaccine Research
Research on vaccines for HIV,
genital warts, and other diseases.
West Nile Virus
Disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes.
Women's Health
Research on women’s health issues, such as
vaginal warts.
Newsletter
Reports and Other Publications
Research Plans
Articles by NIAID Director, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
Links
- MEDLINEplus - news, dictionaries, and health information from the National Library of Medicine
- ClinicalTrials.gov - information on clinical trials sponsored by the NIH and other institutions
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