A comprehensive directory of 967 health topics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), covering diseases, conditions, healthy living, workplace safety, environmental health, and more.
This section covers 967 health topics from the CDC A-Z Index. Each page contains content extracted from CDC.gov (public domain).
Giardia is a tiny parasite (germ) that spreads easily and causes diarrhea.
4 min readDirofilaria are parasitic roundworms that infect humans, dogs, and a variety of other mammals.
5 min readAn overview of nocardiosis, how it spreads, and how it is treated.
5 min readSome foods, including recalled foods, are more likely to cause food poisoning.
1 min readBed bugs are small parasitic insects that can bite people but do not cause disease.
5 min readFasciolopsiasis is an infection caused by the parasitic fluke, Fasciolopsis buski.
2 min readTyphoid fever and paratyphoid fever are are life-threatening illnesses. Learn how they spread.
3 min readOverview of symptoms, diagnosis & treatment, prevention, and treatment of Yersinia.
3 min readUse NEARS to capture environmental assessment data from foodborne illness outbreak investigations.
3 min readHistoplasma, a fungus in soil, bird, and bat droppings in areas in the US, causes lung infections.
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