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This page contains facts sheets on over 250 communicable diseases common to Iowans, travelers, and people of all ages. Fact sheets are listed by source. The listing includes international, some chronic, and non-communicable diseases. There are also unique listings specific for health care providers and veterinarians.

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A

top 		Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Check    
Adenoviruses Check Check  
African Trypanosomiasis Check    
Amebiasis
 Check    
Anthrax Check Check  
Arbovirus Encephalitis Check Check  
Arenavirus Infection Check    
Ascaris Infection Check    
Avian Influenza Check    
B

top 		Bacillus cereus     Check
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) Check    
Bioterrorism Check    
Bioterrorism Agents/Diseases Check    
Bird flu Check    
Birds, Infections from Check    
Blastocystis Infection Check    
Bloodborne Pathogens Check    
Botulism Check Check Check    Check
Botulism (Health Care Professionals)   Check  
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Check   Check
Brucellosis   Check  
Brucellosis (Veterinary)   Check  
Brucellosis B Virus Infection (Medical Personnel)   Check  
C

top 		Calicivirus Infection Check    
Campylobacter Infection Check Check Check    Check
Candidiasis Check    
Cat Scratch Disease Check    
Cats, Infections from Check    
Chagas Disease Check    
Chickenpox Check    
Chickenpox Vaccine Check Check  
Chlamydia Check    
Cholera Check   Check
Clostridium Difficle   Check  
Clostridium perfringens (Food Poisoning)   Check Check
Coccidioidomycosis Check    
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Check    
Cryptosporidiosis Check Check Check
Cyclospora   Check Check
Cyclospora (Health Care Professionals)   Check  
Cytomegalovirus Infection (CMV) Check    
D

top		 Dengue Fever Check    
Diarrhea Check    
Diphtheria Check Check  
Diphtheria Vaccine Check    
Dog Bites Check    
Dogs, Infections from Check    
E

top		 E. histolytica Infection Check    
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Check    
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Check    
Echinococcosis Check    
Ehrlichiosis Check Check  
Elephantiasis Check    
Encephalitis, Viral   Check  
Encephalitis, mosquitoborne and tickborne Check    
Entamoeba histolytica Infection Check   Check
Enterovirus Infections (non-polio) Check Check  
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Infection Check    
Escherichia coli Infection (E. Coli) Check   Check
E. coli 0157:H7 Check Check Check
F

top		 Fasciitis, Necrotizing Check    
Fifth Disease Check    
Fifth Disease (Erythema Infectiosum)   Check  
Fifth Disease (Health Care Professionals)   Check  
Filariasis Check    
Flu Check    
Francisella tularensis Infection Check    
G

top		 Genital Herpes Infection Check    
Genital Warts Check    
German Measles Check    
German Measles Vaccine Check    
Giardiasis/Giardia Infection Check Check Check
Glanders Check    
Gonorrhea/Neisseria Infection Check    
Group B Streptococcal Infection Check Check  
Group B Strep and Pregnancy   Check  
Group B Strep and Pregnancy (Health Care Professionals)   Check  
H

top		 Haemphilus Influenzae Type b (HIb) Check Check  
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Check Check  
Hansen's Disease Leprosy) Check Check  
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Check Check  
Helicobacter pylori Check Check  
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)/Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (TTP)   Check  
Hendra virus Infection Check    
Hepatitis (viral) Check    
Hepatitis A   Check Check
Hepatitis A (For Foodhandlers)   Check  
Hepatitis B   Check  
Hepatitis B (People with Acute Hepatitis B)   Check  
Hepatitis B (Hepatitis B carrier)   Check  
Hepatitis B (Health Care Professionals)   Check  
Hepatitis C   Check  
Hepatitis C (Acute and Carrier)   Check  
Hepatitis C (Health Care Professionals)   Check  
Hepatitis D   Check  
Hepatitis E     Check
Hepatitis A Vaccine Check    
Hepatitis B Vaccine Check    
Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Check    
Histoplasmosis Check Check  
Histoplasmosis (Veterinary)   Check  
HIV/AIDS Check    
HIV (Health Care Professionals)   Check  
Hookworm Infection Check    
Horses, Infections from Check    
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection Check    
Human Parainfluenza Viruses Check    
I

top		 Infectious Mononucleosis   Check  
Influenza Check Check  
Influenza (flu) Vaccine Check    
Influenza, Avian Check    
J Japanese Encephalitis Check    
K Kawasaki Syndrome Check    
L

top		 La Crosse Encephalitis Check    
Lassa Fever Check    
Legionellosis/Legionnaire's Disease Check Check  
Leishmaniasis Check    
Leprosy Check    
Leptospirosis Check Check  
Lice Infestation Check Check  
Lice (Health Care Professionals) Check  
Listeriosis Check Check Check
Lyme Disease Check Check  
Lyme Disease Vaccine Check    
M

top		 Mad Cow Disease Check    
Malaria Check    
Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Check    
Measles Check Check  
Measles Vaccine Check    
Meningococcal Disease Check Check  
Meningococcal Vaccine Check    
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Check
Check		  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Health Care Professional)   Check  
Monkeypox Check    
Monkeypox Vaccine      
Mononucleosis, Infectious Check    
Mosquito-borne Diseases Check    
Mumps Check Check  
Mumps Vaccine Check    
Murine Typhus Check    
Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC) Check    
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Check    
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection Check    
N

top		 Necrotizing Fasciitis Check    
New Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Check    
Nipah virus Encephalitis Check    
Non-polio Enterovirus Infections Check    
Norovirus Infection Check    
Norwalk/Norwalk-like Virus Infection Check Check Check
O Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) Check    
Otitis Media Check    
P

top		 Parainfluenza   Check  
Parvovirus B19 Infection Check    
Pediculosis Check    
Peptic Ulcer Disease Check    
Pertussis Check Check  
Pink-Eye   Check  
Pinworm Infection Check Check  
Plague Check Check  
Plasmodium Infection Check    
Pneumococcal Vaccine Check    
Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia Check    
Pneumonia Check    
Poison Ivy   Check  
Polio (poliomyelitis) Check Check  
Poliomyelitis (Polio) Vaccine Check    
Pontiac Fever Check    
Pork Tapeworm Infection Check    
Psittacosis Check    
Q Q Fever Check    
R

top		 Rabies Check Check  
Recreational Waterborne Illnesses Check    
Reptiles, Infections from Check    
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Check Check  
Ricin Check    
Rickettsia rickettsii Infection Check    
Rickettsial Diseases Check    
Rift Valley Fever Check    
Ringworm Infection Check    
River Blindness Check    
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) Check Check  
Rotavirus Infection Check Check Check
Rotavirus Vaccine Check    
Roundworm Infection, Intestinal Check    
Rubella (German Measles) Vaccine Check    
Rubella Virus Infection Check Check  
S

top		 Salmonella typhi Infection
 Check    
Salmonellosis Check Check Check    Check
Sarcoptes scabei Infestation Check    
Sarin (GB) Check    
Scabies Check Check  
Scarlet Fever Check    
Schistosomiasis Check    
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Check Check  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Check    
Shigellosis Check Check Check    Check
Shingles Check    
Sin Nombre Virus Infection Check    
Smallpox Check Check  
Smallpox Vaccine Check    
Snake Bites Check    
St. Louis Encephalitis Check    
Staphylococcus aureus Infection Check   Check
Stomach Flu Check    
Stomach Ulcer Check    
Strep Throat Check    
Streptococcal Diseases Check    
Streptococcus pneumonia Infection Check    
Super Warfarin Check    
Swimmer's Ear Check    
Syphilis Check    
T

top		 Tapeworm Infection Check    
Tetanus (Lockjaw) Vaccine Check    
Tetanus Disease Check Check  
Tickborne Diseases Check    
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Check    
Toxocariasis Check    
Toxoplasmosis Check Check  
Trichinosis/Trichinellosis Check    
Trichomoniasis Check    
Trypanosomiasis, African Check    
Trypanosomiasis, American Check    
Tuberculosis (TB) Check Check  
Tuberculosis Vaccine Check    
Tularemia Check Check  
Typhoid Fever Check    
U        
V

top		 Valley Fever Check    
Vancomycin-Intermediate/Resistant Staphylococcus aureus(VISA/VRSA) Infections Check    
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Check Check  
Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine Check    
Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection Check Check  
Variola Major / Minor Check    
Vibrio cholerae Infection Check    
Vibrio vulnificus Infection Check   Check
Viral Gastroenteritis Check    
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Check    
Viral Meningitis   Check  
W

top		 Water-Related Diseases Check    
West Nile Virus Check Check  
West Nile Virus (Senior Citizen )   Check  
Western Equine Encephalitis Check    
Whipworm Infection
 Check    
Whooping Cough Check    
X        
Y

top		 Yeast Infection Check    
Yellow Fever Check    
Yellow Fever Vaccine Check    
Yersinia Pestis Infection Check    
Z Zoster Check