Enterococci are bacteria (germs) that are normally present in the human intestines and in the female genital tract, a
Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a blood disorder in which the blood does not clot properly
Vision loss means that a person’s eyesight is not corrected to a “normal” level. Vision loss can vary greatly among children and can be caused by many things
Meningitis is an inflammation (swelling) of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
Viral meningitis is the most common type of meningitis, an inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord
Marburg virus was first recognized in 1967, when outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever occurred simultaneously in laboratories in Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany and in Belgrade
Lujo hemorrhagic fever (LUHF) is caused by Lujo virus, a single-stranded virus of the Arenaviridae family.
Lassa fever is an animal-borne, or zoonotic, acute viral illness.
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a rare and deadly disease in people and nonhuman primates.
Chapare hemorrhagic fever (CHHF) is a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by infection with Chapare virus.
Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever (AHF) is caused by Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus (AHFV), a tick-borne virus of the Flavivirus family. The virus was initially isolated in 1995 from a patient in Saudi Arabia
Vibriosis causes an estimated 80,000 illnesses and 100 deaths in the United States every year.
Cholera, caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae, is rare in the United States and other industrialized nations
Cholera, caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae, is rare in the United States and other industrialized nations
VHFs are caused by viruses of four distinct families: Arenaviridae, Bunyaviridae, Filoviridae, and Flaviviridae. Each of these families share a number of features
Thousands of years ago, variola virus (smallpox virus) emerged and began causing illness and deaths in human populations
Chickenpox is a very contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It can cause an itchy, blister-like rash. The rash appears first on the chest, back, and face, and then spreads over the entire body.
About 1 out of every 3 people in the United States will develop shingles, also known as herpes zoster, in
Swine flu viruses do not normally infect humans
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) is a prion disease that was first described in 1996 in the United Kingdom
Enterococci are bacteria (germs) that are normally present in the human intestines and in the female genital tract,
Vancomycin [van-ko-mi-sin]-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus [staff-u-lu-kaw-kus aw-ree-us] (also called VISA) and Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (also called VRSA)v
Candidiasis is an infection caused by a yeast (a type of fungus) called Candida
Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control.
Typhus fevers are a group of diseases caused by bacteria that are spread to humans by fleas, lice, and chiggers.
typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever are life-threatening illnesses caused by Salmonella serotype Typhi and Salmonella serotype Paratyphi, respectively.
If you are traveling to a country where typhoid (Salmonella serotype Typhi) is common, you should consider being vaccinated against typhoid. Visit a doctor or travel clinic to discuss your vaccination options.
Tourette Syndrome (TS) causes people to have “tics”
Chagas disease is named after the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, who discovered the disease in 1909. It is caused by the
Down syndrome is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome. Chromosomes are small “packages” of genes in the body.
Trichinellosis, also called trichinosis, is a disease that people can get by eating raw or undercooked meat from animals infected with the microscopic parasite Trichinella.
Bartonella bacteria cause several diseases in humans. The most common is cat scratch disease.
Work-related injuries have a human and economic impact for employers, workers, and communities.
Prion diseases or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are a family of rare progressive neurodegenerative disorders that affect both humans and animals.
Toxoplasmosis is considered to be a leading cause of death attributed to foodborne illness in the United States.
Toxocariasis is the parasitic disease caused by the larvae of two species of Toxocara roundworms
Tourette Syndrome (TS) causes people to have “tics”. Tics are sudden twitches, movements, or sounds that people do repeatedly. People who have tics cannot stop their body from doing these things