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Disease Fact Sheets

The following fact sheets are provided for informational purposes only and are not a substitute for medical care. If you have any questions or concerns about these diseases, please contact your medical care provider.

All downloadable files are in Adobe Acrobat format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, click here for free download.

  • Bacterial vs. Viral Meningitis
  • Beach Safety
  • Camplyobacter enteritis
  • Cold and Flu
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Cyclospora
  • Dengue & Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
  • Eastern Equine Encephalitis
  • E. Coli
  • Ehrlichiosis
  • Fire Ants
  • Giardiasis
  • Group A Streptococcal
  • Group B Streptococcal
  • Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib)
  • Hantavirus
  • Head Lice (Pediculosis)
  • Heat Related Illness
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Impetigo
  • Jellyfish
  • Legionellosis
  • Listeriosis
  • Lyme Disease
  • Malaria
  • Measles (Rubeola)
  • Meningitis, Bacterial
  • Meningitis, Neisseria
  • Meningitis, Viral
  • Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
    • MRSA Prevention Tips
  • Mosquitoes
  • Mumps
  • Pertussis
  • Rabies
  • Ricin
  • Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
  • Rubella
  • Salmonellosis
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
  • Scabies
  • Shigella
  • Shingles
  • Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness
  • Strep Pharyngitis
  • Sunburn
  • Tetanus
  • Vancomycin Intermediate/Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA)
  • Varicella (Chicken Pox)
  • Vibrio Vulnificus
  • West Nile Virus
  • West Nile virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus & St. Louis Encephalitis virus

 

 

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