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 INFECTIOUS DISEASES A - Z


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

Links to additional information on a number of infectious
diseases can be found on the right hand navigation bar

A
Amebiasis
Anthrax
Anthrax (Chinese)
Anthrax (Haitian)
Anthrax (Portuguese)
Anthrax (Spanish)
Anthrax (Russian)
Anthrax (Vietnamese)

B
Babesiosis
Bats & Rabies (Chinese)
Bats & Rabies (English)
Bats & Rabies (Portuguese)
Bats & Rabies (Spanish)
Bats & Rabies (Vietnamese) 
Bioterrorism Facts
Botulism
Botulism (Spanish)
Brucellosis

C
Campylobacter (Chinese)
Campylobacter (English)
Campylobacter (Spanish)
Chickenpox (Arabic)
Chickenpox (Chinese)
Chickenpox (French)
Chickenpox (English)
Chickenpox (Haitian Creole)
Chickenpox (Portuguese) 
Chickenpox (Spanish)
Chickenpox (Vietnamese)
Cholera
Cholera (Haitian Creole)
Cholera (Spanish)
Clostridium perfringens
Conjunctivitis or "Pink Eye"
Cryptosporidiosis
Cyclospora
 
D
Dengue Fever
Dengue Fever (Vietnamese)
Diarrheal Illness in Children
Diphtheria (English)

E
E. coli O157:H7
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) (Chinese)
EEE (English)
EEE (Haitian Creole) 
EEE (Portuguese)
EEE (Spanish)
EEE (Vietnamese)

F
Fever in Children
Fever in Children- Temperature
Flu (Influenza)
Foodborne Illness
Foodborne Illness (Chinese)
Foodborne Illness (English)
Foodborne Illness (Spanish)
Food Safety and Power Outage

G
Giardia
Group A Streptococcus
Group A Streptococcus (Spanish)
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (Spanish)

H
Handwashing (Chinese)
HandWashing (English)
Handwashing (Spanish)
Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease
Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease (Portuguese)
Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease (Spanish)
Head Lice
Head Lice (Spanish)
Hepatitis
Hib Disease
Hib Disease (Spanish)
Histoplasmosis
Histoplasmosis (Spanish)

I
Currently no fact sheets in this category

J
Currently no fact sheets in this category

K
Kawasaki Syndrome  

L
Legionellosis
Leprosy
Leptospirosis
Listeriosis
Listeriosis (Chinese)
Listeriosis (Haitain-Creole)
Listeriosis (Vietnamese)
Lyme Disease (Chinese)
Lyme Disease (English)
Lyme Disease (Haitian Creole)
Lyme Disease (Portuguese)
Lyme Disease (Spanish)
Lyme Disease (Vietnamese)
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis (LCMV)
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis (LCMV) (Spanish)

M
Measles 
Measles (Chinese)
Measles (Haitian/Creole)
Measles (Portuguese)
Measles (Spanish)
Measles (Vietnamese)
Meningitis - Bacterial
Meningitis - Bacterial (Spanish)
Meningitis - Bacterial- (Chinese)
Meningitis - Bacterial (Vietnamese)
Meningitis - Viral
Meningitis - Viral (Chinese)
Meningitis - Viral (Spanish)
Monkeypox
Mononucleosis
Mononucleosis (Spanish)
Mosquito-borne Illness
MRSA
MRSA (Spanish)
MRSA (Vietnamese)
Mumps
Mumps (Chinese)
Mumps (Haitian Creole)
Mumps (Portuguese)
Mumps (Spanish)
Mumps (Vietnamese)
Mycoplasma Pneumonia
Mycoplasma Pneumonia (Spanish)

N
Noroviruses
Noroviruses (Chinese)
Noroviruses (Haitian Creole)
Noroviruses (Portuguese)
Noroviruses (Spanish)
Noroviruses (Vietnamese)

O
Currently no fact sheets in this category

P
Pertussis ("Whooping Cough")(English)
Pertussis (Chinese)
Pertussis (Haitian Creole)
Pertussis (Portuguese)
Pertussis (Spanish)
Pertussis (Vietnamese)
Pigeons
Plague
Plague (Spanish)
Pneumococcal Disease
Psittacosis

Q
Q Fever

R
Rabies
Rabies (Cape Verdean)
Rabies (Chinese)
Rabies (Spanish)
Rabies (Vietnamese)
Recreational Water Illnesses (English)
Recreational Water Illnesses (Chinese)
Recreational Water Illnesses (Haitian Creole)
Recreational Water Illnesses (Portuguese)
Recreational Water Illnesses (Spanish)
Recreational Water Illnesses (Vietnamese)
Reye’s Syndrome
Reye's Syndrome (Spanish)
Rickettsialpox
Ringworm
Rubella
Rubella (Chinese)
Rubella (French)
Rubella (Portuguese)
Rubella (Spanish)
Rubella (Vietnamese)
Rubella and Pregnancy
 
S
Salmonella (Chinese)
Salmonella (English)
Salmonella (Spanish)
Salmonella (Haitian Creole)
Scabies
Scabies (Spanish)
Shigella (Chinese)
Shigella (English)
Shigella (Spanish)
Smallpox
Stray Cats
 
T
Tetanus (Lockjaw)
Tick Borne Disease (English)
Tick Borne Disease (Chinese)
Tick Borne Disease (Haitian Creole)
Tick Borne Disease (Portuguese)
Tick Borne Disease (Spanish)
Tick Borne Disease (Vietnamese)
Trichinosis
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis (TB), (Chinese)
Tuberculosis (TB), (Amharic)
Tuberculosis (TB), (Haitian Creole)
Tuberculosis (TB), (Vietnamese)
Tuberculosis (TB), (Russian)
Tuberculosis (TB), (Spanish)
Tuberculosis (TB), (Somali)
Tuberculosis (TB), (Burmese)
Tuberculosis (Latent vs. Active) (English)
Tubreculosis (Latent vs. Active) (Chinese)
Tuberculosis (Latent vs. Active) (Amharic)
Tubreculosis (Latent vs. Active) (Vietnamese)
Tuberculosis (Latent vs. Active) (Haitian Creole)
Tuberculosis (Latent vs. Active) (Portuguese)
Tuberculosis (Latent vs. Active) (Somali)
Tuberculosis (Latent vs. Active) (Russian)
Tuberculosis (Latent vs. Active) (Spanish)
Tuberculosis (Latent vs. Active) (Burmese)
Tularemia
Tularemia (Spanish)

U
Currently no fact sheets in this category

V
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF)

W
West Nile Virus (Chinese)
West Nile Virus (English)
West Nile Virus (Haitian Creole)
West Nile Virus (Portuguese)
West Nile Virus (Russian)
West Nile Virus (Spanish)
West Nile Virus (Vietnamese)

XYZ>
Yersiniosis
Yersinosis (Spanish)

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