Title: (Reports 6 of 12) NLM's HazMap Updates

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Section/SPIG: Environment

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NLM's HazMap has been updated with two new features:
a.) A new disease category "Infection, Travel" has been added. It includes:

African Trypanosomiasis
American Trypanosomiasis
Cholera
Cyclospora cayetanensis infection
Dengue fever
Entamoeba histolytica infection
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infection
Filariasis
Giardiasis
Hepatitis E
Leishmaniasis
Malaria
Onchocerciasis
Poliomyelitis
Schistosomiasis, hepatic and intestinal
Schistosomiasis, urinary
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Shigellosis

b.) Images of skin lesions and X-rays have been added for some diseases:
HazMap Skin Lesion Images:
Plague <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=179>
Anthrax <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=181>
Chloracne <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=215>
Candida paronychia <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=288>
Sporotrichosis <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=290>
Atypical mycobacterium skin infections <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=301>
Herpetic whitlow <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=302>
Orf (Contagious ecthyma) <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=303>
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=305>
Lyme disease <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=344>
Chromomycosis <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=354>
Leishmaniasis <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=366>
Cutaneous larva migrans <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=370>
Echinococcosis <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=379>
Measles <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=392>
Mumps <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=393>
Diphtheria <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=399>
Smallpox <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=402>
Dengue fever <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=434>
American Trypanosomiasis <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=468>
Filariasis <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=469>
Boutonneuse fever <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=509>

HazMap X-ray Images:
Asbestosis <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=1>
Lung cancer <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=2>
Mesothelioma, pleural <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=3>
Asthma, occupational <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=23>
Tuberculosis <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=178>
Anthrax <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=181>
Histoplasmosis <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=262>
Coccidioidomycosis <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=263>
Severe acute respiratory syndrome <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=421>
Dengue fever <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=434>

Haz-Map, <http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov>, is an occupational health database designed for health and safety professionals and for consumers seeking information about the health effects of exposure to chemicals and biological agents at work. HazMap links jobs and hazardous tasks with occupational diseases and their symptoms.