Virus
Virus
Virus
Virus
Bacteria
Bacteria
Virus
Virus
Bacteria
Virus
HIV
West Nile
Chicken Pox
SARS
Influenza
Lyme Disease
MRSA
Strep Throat
Common Cold
Mononucleosis
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Attacks the immune system (Helper T-Cells)
Chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness/fatigue and general discomfort
Skin rash mainly on the body and head and skin becomes itchy, with raw pockmarks
Characterized by a persistent fever, headache, and bodily discomfort, followed by a dry cough that may progress to great difficulty in breathing
Symptoms include drowsiness, headaches, mild fever, joint and muscle pains and swollen lymph glands
Symptoms include fever, pain, redness, and swelling of the throat and tonsils
Sore throat, runny nose, and fever
Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) or meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord) which causes the patient fever, headache and body aches
Pus filled boils, fever, chills, low blood pressure, and overall weakness
Fever, sore throat, and enlarged lymph nodes
Direct contact of bodily fluids, such as blood and blood products
Through the air by coughs or sneezes, creating aerosols containing the virus or by contact with contaminated surfaces
Through coughs or sneezes of ill individuals or through direct contact with secretions from the rash
Through close person-to-person contact. It is thought to be transmitted mainly by respiratory droplets (droplet spread) produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes
Through a bite from the wood tick, a blood-sucking parasite which normally lives on deer
Through activities such as sneezing, coughing, or shaking hands or by touching hard surfaces that were handled by an infected person
Transmitted through direct contact with the contaminated objects such as handshakes, shared objects, kissing
Transmitted through mosquito bites
Direct skin-to-skin contact or contact with shared items or surfaces that have come into contact with someone else's infection such as towels or used bandages
Transmitted by sharing food, eating utensils or cups, or via coughing or sneezing