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Diseases by Name
 
A

• Acanthamoeba Infection
• Acinetobacter Infection
• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) — HIV/AIDS
• Adenovirus Infection
• African Trypanosomiasis — Sleeping Sickness
• AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)
• Amebiasis, Intestinal [Entamoeba histolytica infection]
• American Trypanosomiasis — Chagas Disease
• Amphibians and Fish, Infections from
• Anaplasmosis, Human
• Anemia
• Angiostrongylus Infection
• Anisakis Infection [Anisakiasis]
• Anthrax
• Arenavirus Infection
• Ascaris Infection [Ascariasis]
• Aseptic Meningitis — Viral Meningitis
• Aspergillus Infection [Aspergillosis]

B

• B virus Infection [Herpes B virus]
• B. cepacia infection (Burkholderia cepacia Infection)
• Babesiosis [Babesia Infection]
• Bacterial Meningitis
• Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)
• Balamuthia infection [Balamuthia mandrillaris infection]
• Balantidium Infection [Balantidiasis]
• Basidiobolomycosis
• Baylisascaris Infection — Raccoon Roundworm Infection
• BCG (Tuberculosis Vaccine)
• Bilharzia — Schistosomiasis
• Blastocystis Infection [Blastocystis hominis Infection]
• Blastomycosis
• Borrelia burgdorferi Infection — Lyme Disease
• Botulism [Clostridium botulinim]
• Brainerd Diarrhea
• Bronchiolitis — Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
• Bronchitis
• Brucella Infection [Brucellosis]
• BSE (Mad Cow Disease)
• Burkholderia cepacia Infection (B. cepacia infection)
• Burkholderia mallei — Glanders
• Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection — Melioidosis

C

• Campylobacter Infection [Campylobacteriosis]
• Candida Infection [Candidiasis]
• Canine Flu
• Capillaria Infection [Capillariasis]
• Carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumonia (CRKP) — Klebsiella pneumoniae
• Cat Flea Tapeworm
• Cats, Infections from
• Cercarial Dermatitis — Swimmer's Itch
• Chagas Disease [Trypanosoma cruzi Infection]
• Chancroid
• Chest Cold — Bronchitis
• Chickenpox [Varicella Disease]
• Chikungunya Fever (CHIKV)
• Chlamydia [Chlamydia trachomatis Disease]
• Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection
• Cholera [Vibrio cholerae Infection]
• Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
• Ciguatoxin — a Marine Toxin
• Classic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• Clonorchis Infection [Clonorchiasis]
• Clostridium difficile Infection
• Clostridium perfringens infection
• Clostridium tetani Infection — Tetanus Disease
• CMV (Cytomegalovirus Infection)
• Coccidioidomycosis
• Colorado Tick Fever
• Common Cold
• Conjunctivitis — Pink Eye
• Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infection — Diphtheria
• Coxiella burnetii Infection — Q Fever
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Classic — Classic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• CRKP (Carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumonia )
• Cryptococcosis
• Cryptosporidium Infection [Cryptosporidiosis]
• Cyclospora Infection [Cyclosporiasis]
• Cysticercosis
• Cystoisospora Infection [Cystoisosporaiasis]
• Cytomegalovirus Infection (CMV)

D

• DBA (Diamond Blackfan Anemia)
• Dengue Fever (DF)
• Dermatophytes — Ringworm
• Diarrhea
• Dientamoeba fragilis Infection
• Diphtheria [Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infection]
• Diphyllobothrium Infection [Diphyllobothriasis]
• Dipylidium Infection — Tapeworm, Dog and Cat Flea
• Dog Flea Tapeworm — Tapeworm, Dog and Cat Flea
• Dogs, Infections from
• Dracunculiasis — Guinea Worm Disease
• Drug Resistance — Antibiotic and Antimicrobial Resistance
• Dwarf Tapeworm [Hymenolepis Infection]

E

• E. coli Infection [Escherichia coli Infection]
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)
• Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
• Echinococcosis
• EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis)
• Ehrlichiosis, Human
• Elephantiasis — Lymphatic Filariasis
• Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Encephalitis, Mosquito-Borne and Tick-Borne
• Entamoeba histolytica infection — Amebiasis, Intestinal
• Enterobius vermicularis Infection — Pinworm Infection
• Enterovirus Infections (Non-Polio) — Non-Polio Enterovirus Infections
• Epidemic Typhus — Typhus Fevers
• Epstein-Barr Virus Infection (EBV Infection)
• E. Coli Infection
  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Infection
  • Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Infection
• Extensively Drug-Resistant TB (XDR TB)

F

• Farm Animals, Infections from
• Fasciitis, Necrotizing — Group A Strep Infection
• Fasciola Infection [Fascioliasis]
• Fasciolopsis Infection [Fasciolopsiasis]
• Fifth Disease [Parvovirus B19 Infection]
• Filariasis, Lymphatic — Lymphatic Filariasis
• Fish and Amphibians, Infections from
• Flu — Influenza
  • Flu, Pandemic — Pandemic Flu
  • Flu, Seasonal — Seasonal Flu
• Folliculitis — Hot Tub Rash
• Food-Related Diseases
• Clostridium perfringens infection
• Francisella tularensis Infection — Tularemia

G

• GAE (Granulomatous amebic encephalitis)
• GAS (Group A Strep Infection)
• Gastroenteritis, viral — Viral Gastroenteritis
• GBS (Group B Strep Infection)
• GBS and Menactra Meningococcal Vaccine — Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Menactra Meningococcal Vaccine
• Genital Candidiasis [Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC)]
• Genital Herpes [Herpes Simplex Virus Infection]
• Genital Warts — Human Papillomavirus Infection
• German Measles [Rubella Virus]
• Giardia Infection [Giardiasis]
• Glanders [Burkholderia mallei]
• Gnathostomiasis [Gnathostoma Infection]
• Gonorrhea [Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection]
• Granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) — Balamuthia infection
• Group A Strep Infection (GAS) [Group A Streptococcal Infection]
• Group B Strep Infection (GBS) [Group B Streptococcal Infection]
• Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Menactra Meningococcal Vaccine
• Guinea Worm Disease [Dracunculiasis]

H

• H5N1 — Avian Influenza
• Haemophilus influenzae Infection (Hib Infection)
• Haemophilus influenzae Serotype b Vaccination [Hib]
• Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD)
• Hansen's Disease
• Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
• Healthcare Associated Infections
• Hemochromatosis
• Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
• Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF), Viral — Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF)
• Hendra Virus Infection
• Hepatitis, Viral — Viral Hepatitis
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hepatitis D
  • Hepatitis E
• Herpes B virus — B virus Infection
• Herpes Zoster — Shingles
• Herpes, Genital — Genital Herpes
• Heterophyes Infection [Heterophyiasis]
• Histoplasmosis [Histoplasma capsulatum Disease]
• HIV/AIDS and STDs
• Hookworm, Zoonotic — Zoonotic Hookworm
• Horses, Infections from
• Hot Tub Rash [Pseudomonas dermatitis Infection]
• HPV Infection (Human Papillomavirus Infection)
• Human Ehrlichiosis — Ehrlichiosis, Human
• Hymenolepis Infection — Dwarf Tapeworm

I

• Impetigo — Group A Strep Infection
• Infectious Mononucleosis — Epstein-Barr Virus Infection
• Influenza
  • Pandemic Flu
  • Seasonal Flu
• Insects and Arthropod-Related Diseases
• Invasive Candidiasis
• Isospora Infection [Isosporiasis] — Cystoisospora Infection

J

• Japanese Encephalitis and Vaccine

K

• Kala-Azar — Leishmania Infection
• Kawasaki Disease
• Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae)

L

• La Crosse Encephalitis (LAC)
• Lassa Fever
• LCMV (Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis)
• Legionnaires' Disease [Legionellosis]
• Leishmania Infection [Leishmaniasis]
• Leprosy — Hansen's Disease
• Leptospira Infection [Leptospirosis]
• LGV (Lymphogranuloma venereum Infection)
• Listeria Infection [Listeriosis]
• Liver Disease and Hepatitis — Viral Hepatitis
• Loa loa Infection — Loiasis
• Lockjaw — Tetanus Disease
• Lyme Disease [Borrelia burgdorferi Infection]
• Lymphatic Choriomeningitis
• Lymphatic Filariasis

M

• Mad Cow Disease (BSE) — Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• Malaria
• Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever
• Marine Toxins
• MDR TB (Multidrug-Resistant TB)
• Measles
• Melioidosis [Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection]
• Meningitis [Meningococcal Disease]
• Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
• Microsporidia Infection
• Molluscum Contagiosum
• Monkey B virus — B virus Infection
• Monkeypox
• Mononucleosis, Infectious — Epstein-Barr Virus Infection
• Morgellons
• Mosquito-Borne Diseases
• Mucormycosis
• Mumps
• Mycobacterium abscessus Infection
• Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC)
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection — Tuberculosis
• Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection
• Myiasis

N

• Naegleria Infection [Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)]
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Necrotizing Fasciitis — Group A Strep Infection
• Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)
• Neurocysticercosis — Cysticercosis
• Nipah Virus Encephalitis — Hendra Virus Infection
• Nocardiosis
• Non-Polio Enterovirus Infections
• Norovirus Infection
• Norwalk-like Viruses (NLV) — Norovirus Infection

O

• Onchocerciasis — River Blindness
• Opisthorchis Infection
• Orf Virus — Sore Mouth Infection

P

• Pandemic Flu
• Paragonimus Infection [Paragonimiasis]
• Parasitic Diseases
• Parvovirus B19 Infection — Fifth Disease
• Pertussis
• Pet-Related Diseases — Animal-Related Diseases
• Pigs, Influenza in — Swine Influenza
• Pink Eye [Conjunctivitis]
• Pinworm Infection [Enterobius vermicularis Infection]
• Plague [Yersinia pestis Infection]
• Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia (PCP) Infection — Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
• Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
• Pneumonia
• Polio Infection [Poliomyelitis Infection]
• Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) — Naegleria Infection
• Prion Diseases [Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)]
• Pseudomonas dermatitis Infection
• Psittacosis

Q

• Q Fever

R

• Rabies
• Raccoon Roundworm Infection [Baylisascaris Infection]
• Rat-Bite Fever (RBF) [Streptobacillus moniliformis Infection]
• Recreational Water Illness (RWI)
• Relapsing Fever
• Reptiles, Infections from
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV)
• Reye Syndrome
• Rickettsia rickettsii Infection — Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
• Rickettsia, Spotted Fever Group — Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia
• Rickettsial Diseases
• Rift Valley Fever (RVF)
• Ringworm [Dermatophytes]
• River Blindness [Onchocerciasis]
• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) [Rickettsia rickettsii Infection]
• Rodents — Rat-Bite Fever
• Rodents, Diseases from
• Rotavirus Infection
• Rubella Virus — German Measles

S

• Salmonella typhi Infection — Typhoid Fever
• Salmonella Infection
• SARS [Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome]
• Scabies
• Scarlet Fever
• Schistosomiasis [Schistosoma Infection]
• Seasonal Flu
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
  • Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)
  • Chlamydia [Chlamydia trachomatis Disease]
  • Genital Herpes [Herpes Simplex Virus Infection]
  • Gonorrhea [Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection]
  • Human Papillomavirus Infection (HPV Infection)
  • Syphilis [Treponema pallidum Infection]
  • see also HIV/AIDS and STDs
• SFGR (Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia)
• Shellfish-Associated oodborne Illnesses — Shellfish
• Shigella Infection [Shigellosis]
• Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
• Sleeping Sickness [African rypanosomiasis]
• Smallpox [Variola Major and Variola Minor]
• Spirillum minus Infection — Rat-Bite Fever
• Sporotrichosis
• Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia (SFGR)
• St. Louis Encephalitis
• SStaph — Staphylococcus aureus Infection
• STARI (Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness)
• Stomach Flu
• Strep Infection, Group A — Group A Strep Infection
• Strep Infection, Group B — Group B Strep Infection
• Streptococcal Diseases
• Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection
• Strongyloides Infection [Strongyloidiasis]
• Swine Flu — H1N1 Flu

T

• Tapeworm Infection [Taeniasis Infection]
• Tapeworm, Dog and Cat Flea [Dipylidium Infection]
• TTB (Tuberculosis)
• Tetanus Disease [Clostridium tetani I Infection]
• Throat, Strep — Sore Throat
• Tickborne Diseases — Ticks
• Toxic Shock Syndrome
• Toxocariasis [Toxocara Infection]
• Toxoplasmosis [Toxoplasma Infection]
• Trachoma Infection
• Trichinellosis (Trichinosis)
• Trichomoniasis [Trichomonas Infection]
• Trichuriasis — Whipworm Infection
• Trypanosoma cruzi Infection — Chagas Disease
• Trypanosomiasis, African — Sleeping Sickness
• Tularemia [Francisella tularensis Infection]
• Typhoid Fever [Salmonella typhi I Infection]
• Typhus Fever

U

• Undulant Fever — Brucella I Infection
• Unexplained Respiratory Disease Outbreaks (URDO)

V

• Vancomycin-Intermediate/Resistant Staphylococcus reus Infections [VISA/VRSA]
• Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci Infection (VRE)
• Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)
• Varicella Disease — Chickenpox
• Varicella Vaccination — Chickenpox Vaccination
• Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) — Shingles
• Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection
• Variola Major and Variola Minor — Smallpox
• vCJD (Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease)
• Vibrio cholerae Infection — Cholera
• Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infection
• Vibrio vulnificus Infection
• Viral Gastroenteritis
• Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF)
• Viral Hepatitis
• Viral Meningitis [Aseptic Meningitis]
• VISA/VRSA — Vancomycin-Intermediate/Resistant Staphylococcus aureus I Infections
• Vomiting and Nausea
• Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC) — Genital Candidiasis

W

• West Nile Virus Infection
• Western Equine Encephalitis Infection
• Whipworm Infection [Trichuriasis]
• Whitmore's Disease — Melioidosis
• Whooping Cough — Pertussis
• WiWildlife, Infections from

X

• XDR TB (Extensively Drug-Resistant TB)
• Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-related Virus Infection — XMRV Infection
• XMRV Infection [Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-related Virus Infection]

Y

• Yellow Fever
• Yersinia pestis Infection — Plague
• Yersiniosis [Yersinia enterocolitica Infection]

Z

• Zoonotic Hookworm