Infectious diseases
- Legionella.
- Leptospirosis.
- Listeria monocytogenes.
- Lyme Disease.
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis.
- Malaria.
- Marburg virus disease.
- Measles.
What are the 5 most common infectious diseases?
What are common infectious diseases?
- Common cold.
- The flu (influenza).
- COVID-19.
- Stomach flu (gastroenteritis).
- Hepatitis.
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
What are the top 3 infectious diseases?
The world’s deadliest infections, including Tuberculosis, Malaria and HIV/AIDS, have been considered as the “Big Three” infectious diseases (BTIDs).
What are the 5 most common infectious diseases CDC?
- Infectious Disease.
- Influenza.
- Measles, Mumps, and Rubella.
- Pneumonia.
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
- Chronic Sinusitis.
- Whooping Cough or Pertussis.
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What is the most commonly reported infectious disease?
Most Common Infectious Diseases in the U.S.
- Chlamydia. 1/15. This sexually transmitted disease affects men and women.
- Influenza A and B. 2/15. Sudden fever and chills, muscle aches, headache, tiredness, sore throat, congestion.
- Staph. 3/15.
- E. Coli.
- Herpes Simplex 1. 5/15.
- Herpes Simplex 2. 6/15.
- Shigellosis. 7/15.
- Syphilis. 8/15.
What are the 7 emerging infectious diseases?
WHO list of most important emerging infectious diseases
- Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever.
- Filovirus diseases (Ebola virus disease and Marburg virus disease)
- Highly pathogenic emerging Coronaviruses relevant to humans (MERS and SARS)
- Lassa fever.
- Nipah virus infection.
- Rift Valley fever.
What are 10 examples of infectious diseases?
Quick Links
- Campylobacter Infection.
- Hepatitis A.
- Hepatitis B.
- Hepatitis C.
- Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Influenza (Flu)
- Measles.
- Meningococcal Disease.
What are the 4 emerging infectious diseases?
Emerging diseases include HIV infections, SARS, Lyme disease, Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E.
What are the 2 most common causes of infectious disease?
Bacteria. These one-cell organisms are responsible for illnesses such as strep throat, urinary tract infections and tuberculosis. Viruses. Even smaller than bacteria, viruses cause a multitude of diseases ranging from the common cold to AIDS.
What are the 4 easiest ways infectious diseases are spread?
5 Common Ways Germs are Spread
- Nose, mouth, or eyes to hands to others: Germs can spread to the hands by sneezing, coughing, or rubbing the eyes and then can be transferred to other family members or friends.
- Hands to food:
- Food to hands to food:
- Infected child to hands to other children:
- Animals to people:
What are the 6 leading causes of death due to infectious diseases?
- AIDS and HIV.
- Viral Hepatitis.
- Infectious Disease.
- Influenza.
- Measles, Mumps, and Rubella.
- Pneumonia.
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
- Chronic Sinusitis.
What are 3 infectious diseases caused by viruses?
Viruses cause many illnesses, such as COVID-19, the flu, HIV, measles, the common cold, and rabies.
What are the 3 major components in spreading infectious diseases?
Three things are necessary for an infection to occur:
- Source: Places where infectious agents (germs) live (e.g., sinks, surfaces, human skin)
- Susceptible Person with a way for germs to enter the body.
- Transmission: a way germs are moved to the susceptible person.
What are the 9 communicable diseases?
Information for Specific Communicable Diseases
- Chickenpox / Shingles.
- COVID-19.
- Ebola.
- Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE)
- Hepatitis B.
- Hepatitis C.
- HIV / AIDS.
- HIV / STDs / Hepatitis.
What are the 6 major infectious agents?
There are six main classes of infectious agents:
- Prions.
- Viruses.
- Bacteria.
- Fungi.
- Protozoa.
- Helminths.
What infection is one of the most frequently occurring bacterial infections in humans?
Urinary tract infections (UTI)
UTIs are mainly caused by the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) and are the most common infection in humans worldwide.
What are the 20 common diseases?
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- Abdominal aortic aneurysm.
- Acne.
- Acute cholecystitis.
- Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
- Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: Children.
- Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: Teenagers and young adults.
- Acute myeloid leukaemia.
- Acute myeloid leukaemia: Children.
What viral infections are contagious?
You can often spread the infection to other people before you start to feel unwell or notice a rash.
- Bronchitis. The length of time that you can spread bronchitis varies, depending on its cause.
- Chickenpox.
- Common cold.
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Flu.
- Glandular fever.
- Measles.
- Mumps.
What are the 5 most common non infectious diseases?
These are the main types of non-communicable diseases and the associated risk factors:
- Cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular diseases account for the most non-communicable disease deaths.
- Diabetes.
- Preventable cancers.
- Chronic respiratory diseases.
- Mental health conditions.
- Injuries.
What are the 5 chains of infection?
The six links include: the infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, and susceptible host. The way to stop germs from spreading is by interrupting this chain at any link.
What are the 5 modes of transmission of infection?
The transmission of microorganisms can be divided into the following five main routes: direct contact, fomites, aerosol (airborne), oral (ingestion), and vectorborne. Some microorganisms can be transmitted by more than one route.