Topics: Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases
Communicable/infectious diseases sites. Also see specific diseases within the alphabetical listings.
Bacterial
Category for sites about diseases caused by bacteria.
Bacillus cereus,
Brucellosis,
Campylobacteriosis,
Cholera,
Clostridial,
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Fungal
Aspergillosis,
Blastomycosis,
Candida,
Coccidioidomycosis,
Cryptococcosis,
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Mycobacterial
Hansen's Disease,
MAC,
Tuberculosis,
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Mycoplasmal
Diseases caused by mycoplasma organisms.
Support Groups,
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Parasitic
African Trypanosomiasis,
Amebiasis,
Babesiosis,
Chagas Disease,
Cryptosporidiosis,
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Prion
This category includes disorders caused by prions, which are infectious proteins. Examples of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies they cause include Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease, Kuru, Scrapie in sheep and goats, Chronic Wasting Disease of cervids, Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy, and Fatal Familial Insomnia.
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Rickettsial
Bartonella,
Ehrlichiosis,
Q Fever,
Rickettsialpox,
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever,
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Spirochetal
Leptospirosis,
Lyme Disease,
Relapsing Fever,
Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness,
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Vector Borne
Vector borne diseases are those that humans acquire through the bite of or other exposure to an arthropod (insect, mite, or tick).
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Viral
Cytomegalovirus,
Epstein-Barr Virus,
Fifth Disease,
Hemorrhagic Fevers,
Hendra Virus,
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Zoonoses
Zoonoses or zoonotic diseases are those which can be transmitted directly from animals to humans, infection that can be acquired indirectly from the environment by humans from animals, and diseases which have an animal reservoir, but require an arthropod (insect, mite, or tick) to transmit the disease to humans.
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