Infectious diseases

Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is a rare but serious set of symptoms that affects the nervous system

Acute respiratory infections can be caused by several respiratory viruses and bacteria

Adenoviruses can cause a wide range of illnesses such as common cold or flu-like symptoms

Avian influenza is an infectious disease of birds caused by the influenza A virus

Clostridium botulinum spores are common in the environment

Brucellosis is a rare disease spread to humans from infected farm animals

Campylobacter is the most common bacterial cause of infectious intestinal disease in the UK

Chickenpox is a mild and common illness that mostly affects children

Chlamydia psittaci is a type of bacteria that often infects birds

Chlamydia is a bacterial infection and is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the UK

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Cryptosporidiosis is a disease caused parasites carried by animals

Cyclosporiasis is a diarrhoeal disease spread by eating contaminated food and drink

Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease affecting the upper respiratory tract, and sometimes the skin

Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted virus that causes painful blisters, and can be serious if caught during pregnancy

Giardiasis is a diarrhoeal disease caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Giardia duodenalis

Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a bacteria

Streptococcal infections are bacterial infections and can infect any age group.

Haemophilus influenzae are bacteria commonly carried in the respiratory tract

Hantaviruses are a group of viruses that are normally carried by rodents

Hepatitis A is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus

Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver caused by a virus that's spread through blood and body fluids

Hepatitis C is a virus that can infect the liver.

Hepatitis E is an illness of the liver caused by the hepatitis E virus

HIV is a long term health condition which is now very easy to manage.

HMPV is a common cause of respiratory tract infections in children, adults, elderly, and immunocompromised patients

HPV is a DNA virus that infects the deepest layer of the skin or genital surfaces

Influenza, or flu, is a common infectious viral illness caused by influenza viruses

Legionella are a species of bacteria that can cause Legionnaires' disease or Pontiac fever

Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that is mainly carried by rodents

Listeria is a bacteria that causes mild symptoms but can be serious in pregnancy

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread by ticks

Measles is a rash illness resulting from infection with the measles virus

Meningococcal disease is an invasive infection of blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or other normally sterile sites

MERS-CoV is a novel coronavirus that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome

Mpox is a rare disease that is caused by infection with mpox virus.

Mumps is an infection that spreads easily.

Norovirus is a common cause of infectious gastroenteritis that causes diarrhoea and vomiting

Pasteurellosis is a worldwide zoonotic bacterial disease

Pertussis – or whooping cough – is an acute bacterial disease of the respiratory tract

Pneumococcal infections are caused by the Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria, and range from mild to severe.

Polio is a serious infection that is now very rare due to vaccination

Rabies is a preventable viral disease most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal

RSV is a very common illness and spreads easily through coughs and sneezes

Rhinovirus is the most common virus in humans and causes of the common cold

Rotovirus is a highly infectious stomach bug that typically affects babies and young children

Rubella is a mild rash illness that can cause complications in some people

Salmonella is a common bacterial disease usually spread through contaminated food

Seasonal coronaviruses (non-Covid-19) are believed to cause a significant proportion of common colds in human adults

STEC are a group of bacteria that can cause gastrointestinal illness in humans

Shigella is a type of bacteria that can cause severe diarrhea, most often in children

Shingles is caused by reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a bacteria

Tetanus is a rare disease resulting from a neurotoxin produced during infection with Clostridium tetani

Toxocariasis is a parasitic infection transmitted to humans from dogs and cats

Toxoplasma is a parasitic infection transmitted to humans from cats and sometimes sheep

Trichinellosis is caused by eating raw or undercooked pork and wild game products

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that most often affects the lungs and is caused by a type of bacteria

Yersiniosis is a rare diarrhoeal illness caused by the bacteria Yersinia enterocolitica