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Infectious Diseases

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Infections: Bacterial Infections, General | Specific Bacterial Infections: A-H, I-Q, R-Z | Fungal Infections (Mycoses) | Parasitic Infections | Sexually Transmitted Diseases | Viral Infections, General | Specific Viral Infections: A-L, M-Z | Zoonotic Diseases

Other Topics: General Information | Healthcare-Associated Infections | Immunization/Vaccination | Travelers' Health


Specific Bacterlal Infections ( R - Z )

(Jump to: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z )


Rat Bite Fever
Rat-Bite Fever:CDC


Relapsing Fever
Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever:CDC


Rickettsial Infections
Rickettsial and Ehrlichial Infections:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Travelers' Health: Rickettsial (Spotted and Typhus Fevers) and Related Infections (Anaplasmosis and Ehrlichiosis):CDC


Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever:Nemours Foundation
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever:NIAID
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever:CDC


Salmonella Infections
Salmonella Infections:Nemours Foundation
Salmonella: Food Safety, Iowa State University
Turtles and Salmonella:CDC
Salmonellosis:NIAID
Salmonellosis:CDC
Salmonella enteritidis:CDC
Salmonella enterica:Mt. Sinai Hospital Department of Microbiology
Salmonella Infections:MedlinePlus


Scarlet Fever
See Children's health, Childhood Infectious Diseases


Sepsis (Bacteremia, Toxic Shock)
Bacteremia, Sepsis, and Septic Shock:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Sepsis: What You Should Know:Society of Critical Care Medicine
Toxic Shock Syndrome:Nemours Foundation
Sepsis:MedlinePlus


Shigellosis (Bacillary Dysentery)
Shigella Infections:Nemours Foundation
Shigella:Food Safety, Iowa State University
Shigellosis:NIAID
Shigellosis:CDC


Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness
Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness:CDC


Staphylococcal Infections
General Information
Staph Infections:Nemours Foundation
Staphylococcal Food Poisoning:CDC
Staphylococcal Infections:MedlinePlus
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), see Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance


Streptococcal Infections
General Information
Streptococcal Infections:MedlinePlus
Group A Streptococcus
Group A Streptococcal Infections:NIAID
Group A Streptococcal Disease:CDC
Strep Throat, see Ears, Nose and Throat,Sore Throat
Group B Streptococcus
Group B Strep Prevention FAQ:CDC
Group B Strep Prevention, Adult Disease:CDC
See also Pregnancy and Childbirth, Risks to Pregnancy


Syphilis
See Sexually Transmitted Diseases


Tetanus (Lockjaw)
Tetanus:Nemours Foundation
Tetanus:Aetna InteliHealth
Facts About Tetanus for Adults:NFID [PDF]
Travelers' Health: Tetanus:CDC
Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis Vaccine (DTaP):CDC [For Children] [PDF]
Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis Vaccine (Tdap):CDC [For Adolescents & Adults] [PDF]
Tetanus and Diphtheria Vaccine (Td):CDC [PDF]
Tetanus:MedlinePlus


Trachoma
See Eye Diseases, Eye Infections


Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis:NIAID
Tuberculosis: Learn the Signs and Symptoms:CDC
Questions and Answers About TB: CDC
Tuberculosis: Getting Healthy, Staying Healthy:NIAID [PDF] [Order printed copy]
Tuberculosis:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Tuberculosis:WHO
Tuberculosis:UpToDate Patient Information
Travelers' Health: Tuberculosis:CDC
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB):CDC
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB):CDC
TB and HIV/AIDS:CDC
Trends in Tuberculosis, 2008 – United States:CDC
Tuberculosis:MedlinePlus


Tularemia
Tularemia:NIAID
Tularemia:CDC
See also Emergency Preparedness, Man-Made Disasters, Tularemia


Typhoid Fever
Travelers' Health: Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever:CDC
Typhoid Vaccine:CDC [PDF]


Typhus
See also Rickettsial Infections


Vaginosis, Bacterial
See Women's Health, Vaginal Diseases


Vibrio Infections
Vibrio cholerae
See Cholera
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Vibrio parahaemolyticus:CDC
Vibrio parahaemolyticus:Food Safety, Iowa State University
Vibrio vulnificus
Vibrio vulnificus:CDC


Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
See Respiratory System, Respiratory Infections


Yaws
Yaws:Aetna InteliHealth


Yersiniosis
Yersiniosis:Nemours Foundation
Yersiniosis:Food Safety, Iowa State University
Yersinia enterocolitica:CDC
Yersinia pestis, see Plague


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