Infectious Disease Project Editing FAQ

# Overview
This page lists all the frequently asked questions (FAQ) during editing of pages related to the Infectious Disease Project. Below every question is a suggested action.

# Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

## FAQ 1: No references on pages
What to do: For the time being, do not edit/remove/add references that have an existing link. If the reference is a broken link, delete both 1) the reference and 2) the sentence that was cited using the reference.

## FAQ 2: There is no page for the organism?
What to do:
- Check the spelling of the organism name.
- If you are being redirected, check that the organism is not already filed under the "Causes" microchapter.
- If both options 1 and 2 are not helpful, please send an email to any one of our deputy editor-in-chiefs to review your request.

## FAQ 3: There is no page for the disease
What to do:
- If the organism page has only the basic information about the pathogen with no clinical content, then do NOT microchapter the page.
- If the organism page has clinical content, then check the length of the chapter:
- If the chapter length  1.5 pages on an A4 length paper, create a microchapter for the disease.
- If the chapter length < 1.5 pages on an A4 length paper, do NOT create a microchapter for the disease.

## FAQ 4: How to name a disease page?
What to do:
- Search for the disease name using Wikipedia (e.g. Legionalla pneumophila is referred to as Legionellosis)
- If there is no standard disease name / the pathogen causes multiple diseaes, then create a new microchaptered page called: " infection" (e.g. Staphylococcus aureus infection).

## FAQ 5: There are no synonyms and keywords section
What to do:
Use the "synonyms and keywords" template: Synonyms and keywords: and list the synonyms after it AND make sure each synonym/keyword that you add is redirected to the page name.

## FAQ 6: I searched on Wikipedia, their content is newer than the content on WikiDoc
What to do: For the time being, do not add content from Wikipedia to WikiDoc. On WikiDoc, all pages with Wikipedia content will eventually be replaced by medical-level content and will be peer-reviewed for quality check by a deputy editor-in-chief.

## FAQ 7: There are multiple organisms that cause the same disease
What to do:
- Use the new template on the top of the Home Page for that disease.
- On the bottom of the Home Page, add the "Related Chapters" subheading after "Case Studies" subheading and list the same organisms that were listed above.
- Do not redirect the Causes page, instead, add the "Related Chapters" tag also on the bottom of the Causes page.
- If the Causes page has a list of causes, make sure that the organisms you added are also listered in the Causes page.

## FAQ 8: Page is not microchaptered
What to do: For the time being, do not microchapter the page yourself. Inform any one of our deputy editor-in-chiefs of the issue.
- If the organism page has only the basic information about the pathogen with no clinical content, then do NOT microchapter the page.
- If the organism page has clinical content, then check the length of the chapter:
- If the chapter length  1.5 pages on an A4 length paper, create a microchapter for the disease.
- If the chapter length < 1.5 pages on an A4 length paper, do NOT create a microchapter for the disease.

## FAQ 9: Page is empty
What to do:
- Refer to the "Patient Information" microchapter of the disease for the information you are looking for.
- If there is no "Patient Information" page, refer to the CDC (Centers for Prevention and Disease Control) page to obtain the information you are looking for.
- Make sure to cite the CDC page after you have used information from CDC for adequate attribution.
- If the information you are looking for is not present on either the Patient Information microchapter or the CDC page, communicate your concern with a deputy editor-in-chief, who can help you obtain the information you are looking for from reliable peer-reviewed medical journals. When citing medical journals, adequate citation is required to avoid plagiarism.
- To know what content should be available in each microchapter, refer to the Editor's Help Menu.
- To learn how to cite references properly, click here.
- To learn more on how to avoid plagiarism while citing, click here.

## FAQ 10: Old {{SI}} sidebar is present
What to do: Replace the {{SI}} sidebar with your microchapter sidebar {{DiseaseName}} (e.g. {{Filariasis}})

## FAQ 11: Multiple diseases for one organism
What to do: Create a microchaptered page called " infection" (e.g. Staphylococcus aureus infection).