• Maryland DHMH Infectious Disease and Environmental Health Administration

There are two major types of influenza viruses:

• Type A generally causes the most severe symptoms
• Type B causes symptoms similar to Type A, but usually less severe.

• www.healthfinder.gov
  This award winning Federal web site has been recognized as a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet. The site has a library, online checkups and is also in En Espanol.

 Other Health-Related Web Sites:

• HERE for Free Guidance for Consumers on Prescription Medications
• State Pharmacy Assistance Programs
• Directory of Maryland State Health Departments
• List of State and County Government Telephone Numbers
  • Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration
  • Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
  • Consumer Nutrition Testing Lab
  • CDC National Prevention Information Network
  • CDC Flu information
  • Maryland Poison Center
  • HIV Insite
  • Pain Management Web Sites
  • Johns Hopkins AIDS Services
  • Institute of Human Virology (UMMS)
  • Naltional Center for HIV,STD and TB Prevention
  • The Daily HIV Briefing
  • JAMA HIV-AIDS Site
  • Medbank of Maryland
  • Health Resources and Services Administration
  • Medscape (formerly Health Communications Group)
  • University of Maryland, Center for Substance Abuse Research
  • Consumer Reports on Prescription Medications