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Infectious Diseases A to Z

Use this page to find information on a variety of infectious diseases.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

  • AIDS/HIV (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
  • Amebiasis
  • Anthrax
  • Avian Influenza (Bird flu)

B

  • Babesiosis
  • Bird flu (Avian influenza)
  • Botulism
  • Brucellosis

C

  • Campylobacter infection
  • Chancroid
  • Chickenpox (Varicella)
  • Chlamydia infections
  • Cholera
  • Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
  • Coccidioidomycosis
  • Colorado Tick Fever
  • Coronavirus [(2019 Novel Coronavirus) (COVID-19)]
  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Cysticercosis

D

  • Dengue Fever
  • Diphtheria
  • Domoic Acid Poisoning (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning)

E

  • E. coli Infections
  • Ebola Virus (see also Viral Hemorrhagic Fever)
  • Ehrlichiosis

F

  • Flu (Influenza)

G

  • Gastroenteritis, Viral
  • German Measles (Rubella)
  • Giardia Infection
  • Glanders
  • Gonococcal Infection (Gonorrhea)
  • Gonorrhea

H

  • Haemophilus Influenzae Serotype B Disease (Hib)
  • Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease
  • Hantavirus Infections
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS)

I

  • Influenza (Flu)

J

K

L

  • Lassa Fever (see also Viral Hemorrhagic Fever)
  • Legionellosis (Legionnaire’s disease)
  • Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)
  • Leptospirosis
  • Listeriosis
  • Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)

M

  • Malaria
  • Marburg Virus Hemorrhagic Fever (see also Viral Hemorrhagic Fever)
  • Melioidosis
  • Measles
  • Meningitis
  • Meningococcal disease
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
  • Monkeypox (guidance for providers)
  • Mumps

N

  • Norovirus infection (Norwalk and Norwalk-like virus infection)
  • Non-Gonococcal Urethritis
  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

O

P

  • Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
  • Plague
  • Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
  • Pneumococcal Disease
  • Polio
  • Psittacosis

Q

R

  • Rabies
  • Relapsing Fever
  • Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
  • Rubella (German Measles)

S

  • Salmonellosis
  • Scombroid fish poisoning
  • Shigellosis
  • Smallpox
  • Syphilis

T

  • Tetanus
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Trichinosis (Trichinellosis)
  • Tuberculosis (TB)
  • Tularemia
  • Typhoid fever
  • Typhus

U

V

  • Varicella (Chickenpox)
  • Viral Gastroenteritis and Norovirus

W

  • West Nile Virus
  • Whooping cough (Pertussis)

X

Y

  • Yellow Fever
  • Yersiniosis (Yersinia enterocolitica)

Z

  • Zika Virus

State, National, and Global Infectious Disease Links

  • California HIV/STD Prevention Training Center
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  • CDC Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
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  • World Health Organization (WHO)

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