Disease Information

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.

The sources of these facts sheets are;

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Food and Drug Administration

Iowa Department of Public Health

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

A: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) - see HIV
Anaplasmosis/Ehrlichiosis
Avian Influenza
B: Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)
Bird flu - see Avian Influenza
Botulism
C: Campylobacter Infection
Candidiasis
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE)
Chickenpox
Chlamydia
Clostridium Difficle
COVID-19 (additional resources)
Cryptosporidiosis
Cyclospora
E: Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
Encephalitis
E. Coli
F: Fifth Disease
Flu - see Influenza
G: Genital Herpes Infection
German Measles - see Rubella
Giardiasis/Giardia Infection
Gonorrhea
H: Haemphilus Influenzae Type b (HIb)
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Hepatitis A, B, C, D, & E
Hepatitis B (perinatal)
Herpes
HIV/AIDS
HPIV Parainfluenza
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection
I - J - K: Influenza
L: Legionellosis/Legionnaire's Disease
Lice
Lyme Disease
M: Malaria
Measles
Meningococcal Disease/Meningitis
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Mpox (Additional Resources)
Mumps
N - O: Norovirus Infection
P: Pertussis
Pink-Eye
Pinworm Infection
Plague
Pneumonia
Polio (poliomyelitis)
Q - R: Q Fever

Rabies
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Ringworm Infection
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)
Rubella (German Measles)
S: Salmonellosis
Scabies
Sepsis
Shigellosis/Shigella
Shingles
Staphylococcus aureus Infection
Syphilis
T: Tetanus
Trichinosis/Trichinellosis
Tuberculosis (TB)
W - X - Y - Z: West Nile Virus

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