Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases

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Infectious Diseases

Infectious diseases are those that are transmitted from one individual to another. These diseases, also known as contagious diseases, are caused by microorganisms, such as protozoa, fungi, viruses, and bacteria, that invades the body and causes a series of changes that leads to infection and damage to the body. Infectious diseases are one that can be transmitted by direct or indirect contact or through the air. While most infectious diseases last a short amount of time they can be quite serious, and sometimes fatal.

What You Should Do

Prevent the spread of disease more
Make sure that you and your children are up to data on your immunizations more

Diseases of Concern

Bioterrorism Agents

Anthrax CDC FAQ's
Botulism CDC
Brucellosis CDC FAQ's
Clostridium Perfringens (Epsilon Toxin) CDC FAQ's
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (Ebola) CDC FAQ's More
Glanders CDC FAQ's
Melioidosis CDC
Plague; Bubonic, Septicemic, Pneumonic (Plague) CDC FAQ's
Q-Fever CDC FAQ's
Ricin Poisoning CDC FAQ's
Smallpox CDC FAQ's
Staphylococcal Food Poisoning, Enterotoxin - B Poisoning (Staph Food Poisoning) CDC
Tularemia (Rabbit fever) CDC FAQ's
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (Ebola, Lassa, Marburg) CDC

Foodborne Illnesses

Flu & other Respiratory Diseases

Bacteria

Haemophilus Influenza disease, Type B (Hib or H-flu) CDC Data
Legionellosis (Legionnaires Disease) CDC More Data
Listeriosis (Listeria) CDC Data
Meningococcal Disease , Bacterial (Meningitis, bacterial) CDC More
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) CDC FAQ's Data
Pneumococcal Disease (Pneumonia) CDC FAQ's Data
Psittacosis (Parrot Fever) CDC
Streptococcal Disease , Group A (invasive) (Strep A (invasive)) CDC FAQ's Data
Streptococcal Disease, Group B (Strep-B) CDC FAQ's Data

Viral

Avian Influenza CDC FAQ's
COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) CDC FAQ's
COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) CDC FAQ's
Enterovirus Infection , Non-Polio (Non-Polio Enterovirus) CDC
Enterovirus Infection , D68 (EV-D68) CDC
Influenza (Flu) CDC FAQ's
Meningitis , Viral (Meningitis, viral) CDC
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) CDC FAQ's

Healthcare Acquired Infections

Lice, Head and Body Lice (Pediculosis )

Mosquito Related Diseases

Nervous System Disease (Acute Flaccid Myelitis)

Rabies & Animal Bites

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Tuberculosis (TB)

Tick-Borne Diseases

Anaplasmosis CDC Data
Babesiosis CDC FAQ's Data
Ehrlichiosis CDC FAQ's Data
Lyme Disease CDC Data
Powassan CDC FAQ's
Rickettsiosis (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever) CDC FAQ's

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Diphtheria CDC
Haemophilus Influenza disease, Type B (Hib or H-flu) CDC Data
Hepatitis A (Hep A) CDC FAQ's More Data
Hepatitis B (Hep B) CDC FAQ's More
Herpes Zoster, zoster VZV (Shingles) CDC FAQ's
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) CDC FAQ's
Influenza (Flu) CDC FAQ's
Measles CDC FAQ's More Data
Meningitis, Viral (Meningitis, viral) CDC
Meningococcal Disease , Bacterial (Meningitis, bacterial) CDC More
Monkeypox CDC FAQ's More
Mumps CDC FAQ's
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) CDC FAQ's Data
Pneumococcal Disease (Pneumonia) CDC FAQ's Data
Poliomyelitis (Polio) CDC
Rabies CDC More
Rubella, Including congenital (German Measles) CDC FAQ's
Tetanus Infection, tetani (Lock Jaw) CDC FAQ's
Varicella (Chickenpox) CDC FAQ's More Data
Yellow Fever CDC FAQ's

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (Ebola) CDC FAQ's More
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (Ebola, Lassa, Marburg) CDC

All Reportable Diseases and Conditions