General Pathophysiology Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Health Topics A to Z
http://www.cdc.gov/az/a.html
Provides information on transmission, treatment, and prevention of diseases.

Healthfinder Health Library: Diseases & Conditions
http://www.healthfinder.gov/scripts/Topics.asp?context=5&keyword=113&Branch=5
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides this free guide to consumer health resources, including websites, online publications, databases, and more.

MEDLINEplus: Health Topics
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html
The U.S. National Library of Medicine provides medical encyclopedia entries and interactive tutorials that cover prevention, causes and risks, symptoms, signs and tests, and treatment for numerous illnesses and conditions.

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Seventeenth edition
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index.html
Coverage of illnesses and conditions varies in depth and length, with the more detailed entries providing information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, etiology and pathogenesis, and more.

Vision Simulator
http://www.visionsimulator.com/
View simulations of the effects of glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataracts, retinitis pigmentosa, diabetic retinopathy, myopia, astigmatism, and hyperopia.


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