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Infectious Diseases by Name

Learn the details about the different infectious disease, including where they're prominent, how to protect yourself, and what to do if you do get sick.
Blood Test
Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA): Uses, Side Effects, Procedure, Results
Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD, MPH
An oral vaccination of a baby boy
Polio: Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD, MPH
Giardiasis
Giardia: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD, MPH
woman cleaning dishes with sponge
6 Items You Should Clean More Often Than You Do
Fact checked by Ashley Hall
Scientist conducting the process of Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify DNA by using a thermocycler to create samples
How West Nile Virus Infections Are Diagnosed
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Asian sick little girl lying in bed with a high fever
Yellow Fever: Signs, Symptoms, and Complications
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
patient talking to doctor
How Cholera Is Treated
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Woman washing hands in washstand
How Cholera Is Diagnosed
Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD
Whas up
Cholera: Causes and Risk Factors
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
washing hands
Cholera: Signs, Symptoms, and Complications
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Ebola virus
Ebola (EBV): Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD
Swimming pools at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort at Cable Beach in Nassau, Bahamas.
Screwworm Is the Parasite Found in Paradise
Medically reviewed by Susan Olender, MD
Doctor examining child's mouth
How Mumps Is Diagnosed
Medically reviewed by Lyndsey Garbi, MD
Mosquito sucking blood
Yellow Fever: Causes and Risk Factors
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Doctor giving young girl flu shot
How West Nile Virus Infections Are Treated
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
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Causes and Risk Factors of Chagas Disease
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Fatigued man rubbing his eyes
Symptoms and Complications of Chagas Disease
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
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How Chagas Disease Is Diagnosed
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Woman receiving vaccination.
How Yellow Fever Is Treated
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Technician With Blood Vial
How Yellow Fever Is Diagnosed
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Mosquito on skin
What Is the Usutu Virus?
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Photo of Pregnant Woman With Cat
Treatment of Toxoplasmosis
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Hispanic doctor examining neck of patient
Toxoplasmosis: Signs, Symptoms, and Complications
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
baby playing with toys
Mumps: Causes and Risk Factors
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Overhead view of fish, pork sausage, feta and selection of fresh organic herbs and vegetable
Toxoplasmosis: Causes and Risk Factors
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Flooded neighborhood in in Houston, Texas after Hurricane Harvey
The Spread of Waterborne Illnesses
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Long sleeves, long pants and mosquito netting can protect you against mosquito bites.
How to Prevent Yellow Fever
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Woman Taking Pill
How Chagas Disease Is Treated
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
tetanus pertussis vaccine
Tetanus: Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD, MPH
deer
What Is Prion Disease?
By Naveed Saleh, MD, MS
Toxoplasmosis and fetus
How Toxoplasmosis Is Diagnosed
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Labeled illustration of a human heart
What You Should Know About Endocarditis
Medically reviewed by Susan Olender, MD
Guinea worm disease
Guinea Worm Disease: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Doctor examining young girl
How Mumps Is Treated
Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD
mother and daughter washing hands
An Overview of Enterovirus and Its Different Strains
Medically reviewed by Susan Olender, MD
MRSA
Hospital-Acquired MRSA: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Medically reviewed by Keri Peterson, MD
Deer tick on a finger
Babesiosis: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Asian man taking temperature while sick at home
Typhoid Fever: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
T. cruzi blood infection
Chagas Disease: Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Preparing vaccines
Meningitis Prevention
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
Woman using a knotted rope to climb a large wall Woman covered in mud using a knotted rope to climb a large wall as part of an obstacle course
Leptospirosis Risk, Symptoms, Treatment
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Fresh minced meat, burger steak cutlets ready to prepare
Bloody Diarrhea (Hemorrhagic Colitis) Caused by E. Coli
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
A row of bags full of blood from transfusions
Blood Transfusion Infections
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Mother taking her sick daughter's temperature
Mumps: Signs, Symptoms, and Complications
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Vibrio Cholerae
Cholera: Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Toxoplasma gondii, toxoplasmosis in aids patient
Toxoplasmosis: Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Japanese seafood sushi, roll and chopstick on white plate
Anisakis Raw Fish Parasite Symptoms and Treatment
Fact checked by Sheeren Jegtvig
tapeworms
Parasitic Infections of the Central Nervous System
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
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Yellow Fever: Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
OCP project employee collecting adult black flies, the vector for river blindness.
River Blindness: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Hookworm
Hookworm: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
Mumps
Mumps: Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
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Clostridium Difficile Symptoms and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Andy Miller, MD
woman with abdominal pain
Staphylococcus Aureus Food Poisoning: Symptoms and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Jason DelCollo, DO
A person changing the filter on an air conditioner.
Legionnaires’ Disease: Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD, MPH
senior woman feeling the cold in her home
All About Elizabethkingia anophelis
Medically reviewed by Susan Olender, MD