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Infections

Common Infections

ABPA see Aspergillosis

Abscess

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome see HIV/AIDS

Acute Bronchitis

Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Adenovirus Infections see Viral Infections

Adult Immunization see Vaccines

AIDS see HIV/AIDS

AIDS and Infections see HIV/AIDS and Infections

Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis see Aspergillosis

Animal Diseases and Your Health

Animal Health see Animal Diseases and Your Health

Anthrax

Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotics

Antimicrobial Resistance see Antibiotic Resistance

Arachnoiditis see Meningitis

Aseptic Meningitis see Meningitis

Aspergillosis

Athlete’s Foot

Avian Influenza see Bird Flu

Babesiosis see Tick Bites

Bacteremia see Sepsis

Bacterial Infections

Bird Flu

Bladder Infections see Urinary Tract Infections

Blood Poisoning see Sepsis

Blood-Borne Pathogens see Infection Control

Body Lice

Body Odor see Germs and Hygiene

Bone Infections

Botulinum Toxin see Botulism

Botulism

Break-bone Fever see Dengue

Bronchiolitis see Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections

Bronchitis see Acute Bronchitis; Chronic Bronchitis

Bronchopneumonia see Pneumonia

Bubonic Plague see Plague

C. diff Infections

Campylobacter Infections

Candidiasis see Yeast Infections

Cat Scratch Disease

Cellulitis

CFS see Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chagas Disease

Chickenpox

Chikungunya

Childhood Vaccines

Chlamydia Infections

Cholera

Chronic Bronchitis

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Clap see Gonorrhea

Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sanitizing

Clostridioides difficile infections see C. diff Infections

Clostridium difficile infections see C. diff Infections

CMV Infections see Cytomegalovirus Infections

Coccidioidomycosis see Valley Fever

Cold Sores

Cold, Common see Common Cold

Colorado Tick Fever see Tick Bites

Common Cold

Communicable Diseases see Infectious Diseases

Condylomata Acuminata see Genital Warts

Conjunctivitis see Pink Eye

COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019)

COVID-19 Vaccines

Coxsackievirus Infections see Viral Infections

Crab Lice see Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Cryptococcosis see Fungal Infections

Cryptosporidiosis

Cytomegalovirus Infections

Dengue

Diphtheria

E. Coli Infections

Ebola

EBV Infections see Infectious Mononucleosis

Ehrlichiosis see Tick Bites

Enterovirus see Viral Infections

Epstein-Barr Virus Infections see Infectious Mononucleosis

Erythema infectiosum see Fifth Disease

Fever

Fever Blister see Cold Sores

Fifth Disease

Flesh-Eating Bacteria see Bacterial Infections

Flu

Fungal Infections

Gastroenteritis

Genital Herpes

Genital Warts

German Measles see Rubella

Germs and Hygiene

Giardia Infections

Glandular Fever see Infectious Mononucleosis

Gonorrhoea

Grippe see Flu

H. Pylori Infections see Helicobacter Pylori Infections

H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)

Haemophilus Infections

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

Handwashing see Germs and Hygiene

Hansen’s Disease see Mycobacterial Infections

Hantavirus Infections

Head Lice

Helicobacter Pylori Infections

Haemorrhagic Fevers

Hepatitis

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

Herpes Genitalis see Genital Herpes

Herpes Simplex

Herpes Zoster see Shingles

Herpes, Oral see Cold Sores

Hib see Haemophilus Infections

Histoplasmosis

HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS and Infections

HIV: PrEP and PEP

Hot (Temperature) see Fever

HPV

HPV Vaccine see HPV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus see HIV/AIDS

Human Papillomavirus see HPV

Hydrophobia see Rabies

Immunization, Childhood see Childhood Vaccines

Impetigo

Infantile Paralysis see Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome

Infection Control

Infections and Pregnancy

Infections, Bacterial see Bacterial Infections

Infections, Bladder see Urinary Tract Infections

Infections, Fungal see Fungal Infections

Infections, Viral see Viral Infections

Infectious Arthritis see Septic Arthritis

Infectious Diseases

Infectious Mononucleosis

Influenza see Flu

Itching

Jet Lag see Traveler’s Health

Jock Itch see Tinea Infections

Kidney Infections see Urinary Tract Infections

Lassa Fever see Hemorrhagic Fevers

Legionnaires’ Disease

Leishmaniasis

Leprosy see Mycobacterial Infections

Listeria Infections

Lockjaw see Tetanus

Long COVID 

Lyme Disease

Malaria

Measles

Meningitis

Meningococcal Infections

Meningococcemia see Meningococcal Infections

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus see MRSA

Molluscum Contagiosum see Skin Infections

Moniliasis see Yeast Infections

Monkeypox Virus Infections

Mono see Infectious Mononucleosis

Mononucleosis see Infectious Mononucleosis

MRSA

Mumps

Mycobacterial Infections

Mycoses see Fungal Infections

Necrotizing Fasciitis see Bacterial Infections

Norovirus Infections

Norwalk Virus Infections see Norovirus Infections

Opportunistic Infections in AIDS see HIV/AIDS and Infections

Oral Herpes see Cold Sores

Oral Thrush

Osteomyelitis see Bone Infections

Paralysis, Infantile see Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome

Parasitic Diseases

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

PEP see HIV: PrEP and PEP

Pertussis see Whooping Cough

PID see Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Pink Eye

Pinworms

Plague

Plantar Warts see Warts

Pneumococcal Infections

Pneumocystis Infections

Pneumonia

Pneumonic Plague see Plague

Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome

Poliomyelitis see Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome

Post-COVID Conditions (Long COVID)new

Post-herpetic Neuralgia see Shingles

Post-polio Syndrome see Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome

Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome see Lyme Disease

PPS see Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome

Pregnancy, Infections in see Infections and Pregnancy

PrEP see HIV: PrEP and PEP

Pruritus see Itching

Pubic Lice

Pyelonephritis see Urinary Tract Infections

Pyrexia see Fever

Q Fever see Bacterial Infections

Rabies

Reactive Arthritis see Infectious Arthritis

Reiter’s Syndrome see Infectious Arthritis

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections

Rheumatic Fever see Streptococcal Infections

Ringworm see Tinea Infections

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever see Tick Bites

Roseola see Viral Infections

Rotavirus Infections

RSV Infections see Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections

Rubella

Rubeola see Measles

TB see Tuberculosis

Tetanus

Three Day Measles see Rubella

Thrush see Yeast Infections

Tick Bites

Tickborne Diseases see Tick Bites

Tinea Infections

Tinea Pedis see Athlete’s Foot

Toxic Shock Syndrome see Sepsis

Toxoplasmosis

Traveler’s Health

Trichomoniasis

Tropical Medicine see Traveler’s Health

Tuberculosis

Tularemia see Tick Bites

Typhoid Fever see Salmonella Infections

Universal Precautions see Infection Control

Urinary Tract Infections

UTI see Urinary Tract Infections

Vaccination see Childhood Vaccines

Vaccine Safety

Vaccines

Vaginal Yeast Infection see Yeast Infections

Valley Fever

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci see Antibiotic Resistance

Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus see Antibiotic Resistance; Staphylococcal Infections

Varicella-Zoster Virus see Chickenpox

Venereal Disease see Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Venereal Warts see Genital Warts

Verruca see Warts

Viral Hepatitis see Hepatitis

Viral Infections

VRE see Antibiotic Resistance

Walking Pneumonia see Pneumonia

Warts

West Nile Virus

Whooping Cough

WNV see West Nile Virus

Yeast Infections

Yellow Fever see Hemorrhagic Fevers

Zika Virus

Zoonoses see Animal Diseases and Your Health

Infections – FAQs

Can clothes and towels spread germs?

How long is someone contagious after a viral infection?

How long will I be infectious after starting antibiotics?

How should I collect and store a poo (stool) sample?

How should I collect and store a pee (urine) sample?

Can a hospital patient with MRSA infection have visitors?

Is pneumonia contagious?