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This report updates previous US Public Health Service recommendations for the management of health-care personnel (HCP) who have occupational exposure to blood and other body fluids that may contain Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, or HIV/AIDS. It contains recommendations for Hepatitis B Virus postexposure...

This MMWR provides revised guidelines for HIV counseling, testing, and referral (CTR) and revised recommendations for HIV screening of pregnant women. It encourages the availability of anonymous and confidential HIV testing and informed, voluntary, and consented HIV testing; access to testing and...

This report provides updated data on the incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the United States resulting from anonymous unlinked surveys conducted by health clinics in selected metropolitan areas. Included in this report are summaries of data from January 1993 through December 1977 from unlinked...

This guideline lists each opportunistic infection and provides information on primary and secondary infection, prevention of exposure, and treatment recommendations as well as criteria for discontinuation of treatment. It covers Pneumocystic Pneumonia, Toxoplasmic Encephalitis, Cryptosporidiosis...

This comprehensive plan for health care professionals and policy makers addresses the prevention and control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and its consequences. This strategy strives to protect the public's health by outlining guidelines for prevention and control of HCV infection, providing...

This manual presents a role-play-based curriculum on how to conduct a contact investigation for persons with TB. It provides scripts and evaluation forms for each role-play session.

This fact sheet describes general information regarding extensively drug-resistant TB.

This poem was written for World TB Day 2007 to convey messages of commitment and hope in the efforts to eliminate TB. It captures the essence of the TB program's mission and dedication to the communities it serves.

This pamphlet uses a question and answer format to provide information on TB infection, how it is transmitted and diagnosed, what to do when a skin test is positive, and what a person needs to know about TB medicines.

Health Literacy: New Field, New Opportunities is an online tutorial designed for health and literacy educators interested in addressing health literacy barriers to good health in their work.  The tutorial was developed by World Education with funding from the National Network of Libraries of...