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Fact Sheets on Infectious Diseases

Information about the symptoms and treatments of infectious diseases, and how you can protect yourself from the risk of illness.

We collect facts on the spread, risks, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of over 50 infectious diseases. These fact sheets are made available to you by the Department of Public Health.

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Anaplasmosis (HGA)  Anthrax  Babesiosis  Borrelia Miyamotoi  Botulism  Brucellosis  Campylobacter  Chicken Pox  Chikungunya virus  Cholera  Clostridium difficile  Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)  Cryptosporidiosis  Cyclospora   Diseases Spread by Mosquitoes: Information for Travelers  EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis)  Enterovirus D68 (EV 68)  Fifth Disease  Giardia  Group A Streptococcal Disease  Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)  Hantavirus  Head Lice (Pediculosis)  Hepatitis A  Hepatitis B  Hepatitis C  Influenza: Birds, Pandemics and Protecting Yourself  Influenza  Legionellosis (Legionnaires’ Disease)  Leptospirosis  Listeria (Listeriosis)  Lyme Disease  Measles  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)  Meningitis  Meningococcal Disease  Meningococcal Disease and College Students  Mosquito Repellents  Mosquito control and spraying  Mumps  Noroviruses (Norwalk-like Viruses)   Pertussis  Plague  Pneumococcal Disease  Polio   Powassan Virus  Psittacosis in Birds and People  Rabies  Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever  Rubella (German Measles)   Salmonella  Salmonellosis from Pet Reptiles and Amphibians  Scabies  Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia coli  Shigella  Smallpox  Tick Repellents  Tuberculosis  Tularemia  Vibrio parahaemolyticus   West Nile Virus  Zika Virus 

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