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.
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What Is Psittacosis?
Doctor comforts patient with neutropenic sepsis
What Is Neutropenic Sepsis?
Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis)
What Is Enterococcus Faecalis (E. faecalis)?
Intestinal roundworm
What Are Helminths?
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The Link Between Asthma and Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Woman sick at home with high fever
Epstein-Barr Virus Treatment
Parvovirus Symptoms
What Is Parvovirus?
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An Overview of Epstein-Barr Virus
Virus
What Is West Nile Virus?
Aedes aegypti biting human skin
Causes and Risk Factors of West Nile Virus Infection
Green Smoothie
What to Eat When You Have Clostridium Difficile (C. Diff)
Blood Test
What Is an Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)?
An oral vaccination of a baby boy
What Is Polio?
Giardiasis
What Is Giardiasis?
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6 Items You Should Clean More Often Than You Do
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
Asian sick little girl lying in bed with a high fever
Symptoms of Yellow Fever
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How Cholera Is Treated
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How Cholera Is Diagnosed
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Causes and Risk Factors of Cholera
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Symptoms of Cholera
Ebola virus
What Is Ebola?
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Screwworm Is the Parasite Found in Paradise
Doctor examining child's mouth
How Mumps Is Diagnosed
Mosquito sucking blood
Causes and Risk Factors of Yellow Fever
Doctor giving young girl flu shot
How West Nile Virus Infections Are Treated
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Causes and Risk Factors of Chagas Disease
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Symptoms of Chagas Disease
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How Chagas Disease Is Diagnosed
Woman receiving vaccination.
How Yellow Fever Is Treated
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How Yellow Fever Is Diagnosed
Mosquito on skin
Overview of the Usutu Virus
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Treatment and Prevention of Toxoplasmosis
Hispanic doctor examining neck of patient
Symptoms of Toxoplasmosis
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Causes and Risk Factors of Mumps
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Causes and Risk Factors of Toxoplasmosis
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The Spread of Waterborne Illnesses
Long sleeves, long pants and mosquito netting can protect you against mosquito bites.
How to Prevent Yellow Fever
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How Chagas Disease Is Treated
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What Is Tetanus?
Toxoplasmosis and fetus
How Toxoplasmosis Is Diagnosed
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What You Should Know About Endocarditis
Guinea worm disease
An Overview of Guinea Worm Disease
Doctor examining young girl
How Mumps Is Treated
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An Overview of Enterovirus and Its Different Strains
MRSA
An Overview of Hospital-Acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA)
Deer tick on a finger
An Overview of Babesiosis
Asian man taking temperature while sick at home
An Overview of Typhoid Fever
T. cruzi blood infection
What Is Chagas Disease?
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Prevention of Meningitis
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Bloody Diarrhea Caused by E. Coli
Mother taking her sick daughter's temperature
Mumps: Signs, Symptoms, and Complications
Vibrio Cholerae
What Is Cholera?
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Anisakis Raw Fish Parasite
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Parasitic Infections of the Central Nervous System
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What Is Yellow Fever?
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An Overview of Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
Hookworm
Hookworm in Humans: Signs, Transmission, Prevention
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An Overview of Staphylococcus Aureus Food Poisoning
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What Is Legionnaires’ Disease?