Topics: Infectious Diseases : Viral
Epstein-Barr Virus
Hairy Leukoplakia,
Infectous Mononucleosis,
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Fifth Disease
Fifth disease, also know as erythema infectiosum, is a common childhood illness caused by human parvovirus B19.
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Hemorrhagic Fevers
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) diseases are viral infections that cause high fever and profuse bleeding.
Dengue Fever,
Ebola,
Hantavirus,
Marburg,
Yellow Fever,
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Hendra Virus
"Hendra virus (formerly called equine morbillivirus) is a member of the family Paramyxoviridae. The virus was first isolated in 1994 from specimens obtained during an outbreak of respiratory and neurologic disease in horses and humans in Hendra, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia." (from CDC)
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Herpes
Herpes Simplex,
Herpes Zoster,
Support Groups,
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Influenza
Influenza ("the flu") is a class of viruses that seasonally infect people and animals in many different forms.
1918 Pandemic,
Avian,
Medications,
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Mumps
A contagious viral infection caused by a paramyxovirus, Rubulavirus. It is spread by direct contact with objects contaminated by infected saliva or airborne infected droplets.
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Noroviruses
The organism is also known as Norwalk-like viruses or caliciviruses. The disease is also known as stomach flu or viral gastroenteritis.
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Poliomyelitis
Sites with informative content about the disease Poliomyelitis.
Post Polio Syndrome,
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus
RSV is the most common cause of respiratory infections in children. Most children are infected with RSV during the first year of life and almost all have been infected by age two.
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Smallpox
Sites providing informative content about Smallpox.
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West Nile Virus
Viral disease causing encephalitis (brain inflammation); rarely fatal in humans. Mosquitoes carry the virus from infected birds to other birds, people, horses, and other animals.
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