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Specific infectious diseases

African swine fever virus

Species of virus

African trypanosomiasis

Parasitic disease

A disease caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides

Skin infection of foot caused by fungus

Avian influenza

Influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds

Human and animal disease

Human and animal disease

Fungal infection due to any type of Candida

Human infectious disease

Human viral disease

Infection caused by the Chikungunya virus

Sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis

Bacterial infection of the small intestine

Classical swine fever

Species of virus

A herpes simplex virus infection of the lip

Common viral infection of the upper respiratory tract

Inflammation of the eye

Subfamily of viruses in the family Coronaviridae

Contagious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2

Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease

Degenerative neurological disorder

Respiratory condition that is usually triggered by an acute viral infection of the upper airway

Tropical disease caused by the dengue virus, transmitted by mosquito

Dermatophytosis

Fungal infection of the skin

Bacterial disease

Infection by the Guinea worm

Inflammation of the intestine causing diarrhea with blood

Viral hemorrhagic fever caused by ebolaviruses

Inflammation of the brain

Type of tissue death by infection or lack of blood supply

Gastroenteritis

Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

Infection by herpes simplex viruses of the genitals

Parasitic disease that results in diarrhea

Sexually transmitted infection

Hand, foot, and mouth disease

Common human disease caused by a group of viruses

Head lice infestation

Medical condition

An inflammation of the liver.

Acute infectious disease of the liver

Human viral infection

Human viral infection

Hepatitis C virus

Species of virus

Human infectious disease

Human disease caused by Orthohepevirus A

Viral disease caused by herpes simplex viruses

Herpes gladiatorum

Medical condition

Herpes simplex virus

Species of virus

Family of DNA viruses

History of cholera

Worldwide outbreaks and pandemics of cholera

Human retrovirus, cause of AIDS

Spectrum of conditions caused by HIV infection

Human papillomavirus infection

Human disease (bacterial infection)

Infectious mononucleosis

Common viral infectious disease

Invasion and occupation by pests and parasites in host

Infectious disease, "the flu"

Japanese encephalitis

Infection of the brain caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus

Legionnaires' disease

Form of atypical pneumonia

Disease caused by parasites of the Leishmania type

Chronic disease caused by infection of two mycobacterial species

Infectious disease caused by Borrelia bacteria, spread by ticks

Mosquito-borne disease

Viral disease affecting humans

Programming language

Infestation of parasitic maggots

Nipah virus infection

Disease caused by Nipah virus

Type of viruses that cause gastroenteritis

Human helminthiasis

Medical condition

Orthomyxoviridae

Family of RNA viruses including the influenza viruses

Pathogenic Escherichia coli

Strains of E. coli that can cause disease

Plague (disease)

Specific contagious and frequently fatal human disease caused by Yersinia pestis

Inflammation of the alveoli of the lungs

Infectious disease caused by poliovirus

Deadly viral disease, transmitted through animals

Rheumatic fever

Post-streptococcal inflammatory disease

Rift Valley fever

Human and livestock viral disease

Human viral disease

Disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Infectious disease

Schistosomiasis

Human disease caused by parasitic worms called schistosomes

Eradicated viral disease

Staphylococcal infection

Medical condition

Streptococcal pharyngitis

Medical condition

Sexually transmitted infection

Parasitic disease due to infection with tapeworms belonging to the genus Taenia

Bacterial infection characterized by muscle spasms

Tobacco mosaic virus

Virus affecting plants of the Solanaceae family

Parasitic disease

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Group of brain diseases induced by prions

Infectious disease

Disease caused by the bacteria Salmonella Typhi

Group of infectious diseases

Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease

Degenerative brain disease caused by prions

West Nile fever

Human disease caused by West Nile virus infection

Human disease caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis

Infectious disease caused by the Zika virus