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- ABPA see Aspergillosis
- Abscess
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome see HIV
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis
- Adenovirus Infections see Viral Infections
- Adult Immunization see Vaccines
- AIDS see HIV
- AIDS and Infections see HIV and Infections
- Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis see Aspergillosis
- Anaplasmosis see Tick Bites
- 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 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chagas Disease
- Chickenpox
- Chikungunya
- Childhood Vaccines
- Chlamydia Infections
- Cholera
- Chronic Bronchitis
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome see Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/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 Infections
- Cross Infection see Infection Control
- 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
- Gonorrhea
- Grippe see Flu
- H. Pylori Infections see Helicobacter Pylori Infections
- H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
- Haemophilus Infections
- Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease see Viral Infections
- Handwashing see Germs and Hygiene
- Hansen's Disease see Mycobacterial Infections
- Hantavirus Infections
- Head Lice
- Healthcare-Associated Infections see Infection Control
- Helicobacter Pylori Infections
- Hemorrhagic 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
- HIV and Infections
- HIV: PrEP and PEP
- Hot (Temperature) see Fever
- HPV
- HPV Vaccine see HPV
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus see HIV
- 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
- 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 see Post-COVID Conditions (Long COVID)
- Lyme Disease
- Malaria
- Measles
- Meningitis
- Meningococcal Disease
- Meningococcal Infections see Meningococcal Disease
- Meningococcemia see Meningococcal Disease
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus see MRSA
- Molluscum Contagiosum see Skin Infections
- Moniliasis see Yeast Infections
- Monkeypox see Mpox
- Mono see Infectious Mononucleosis
- Mononucleosis see Infectious Mononucleosis
- Mpox
- MRSA
- Mumps
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- 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 and Infections
- Oral Herpes see Cold Sores
- Osteomyelitis see Bone Infections
- Paralysis, Infantile see Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome
- Parasitic Diseases
- Parvovirus B19 see Fifth Disease
- 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)
- 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
- Salmonella Infections
- Scabies
- Scarlet Fever see Streptococcal Infections
- Sepsis
- Septic Arthritis see Infectious Arthritis
- Septic Shock see Sepsis
- Septicemia see Sepsis
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases see Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Shingles
- Sinus Infection see Sinusitis
- Sinusitis
- Skin Infections
- Smallpox
- South American Trypanosomiasis see Chagas Disease
- Staphylococcal Infections
- STDs see Sexually Transmitted Infections
- STIs see Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Stomach Flu see Gastroenteritis
- Strep Throat see Streptococcal Infections
- Streptococcal Infections
- Streptococcus Pneumoniae Infections see Pneumococcal Infections
- Swine Flu see H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
- Syphilis
- 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 Infections
- 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