This page contains facts sheets on over 250 communicable diseases common to Iowans, travelers, and people of all ages. Fact sheets are listed by source. The listing includes international, some chronic, and non-communicable diseases. There are also unique listings specific for health care providers and veterinarians.

The sources of these facts sheets are;

 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 Food and Drug Administration

 Iowa Department of Public Health

 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

A

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) - CDC
Adenoviruses - CDC,
African Trypanosomiasis - CDC
Amebiasis - CDC
Anthrax - CDC, IDPH
Arbovirus Encephalitis - CDC, IDPH
Arenavirus Infection - CDC
Ascaris Infection - CDC
Avian Influenza - CDC

B

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) - CDC
Bioterrorism - CDC
Bioterrorism Agents/Diseases - CDC
Bird flu - CDC
Birds, Infections from - CDC
Blastocystis Infection - CDC
Bloodborne Pathogens - CDC
Botulism - CDC, IDPH, Other
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) - CDC
Brucellosis - IDPH

C

Calicivirus Infection - CDC
Campylobacter Infection - CDC, IDPH,
Candidiasis - CDC
Cat Scratch Disease - CDC
Cats, Infections from - CDC
Chagas Disease - CDC
Chickenpox - CDC
Chickenpox Vaccine - CDC
Chlamydia - CDC
Cholera - CDC.
Clostridium Difficle - IDPH
Coccidioidomycosis - CDC
Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease - CDC
Cryptosporidiosis - CDC, IDPH,
Cyclospora - CDC, IDPH, Other
Cyclospora (Health Care Professionals) - IDPH
Cytomegalovirus Infection (CMV) - CDC

D

Dengue Fever - CDC
Diarrhea - CDC
Diphtheria - CDC, IDPH
Diphtheria Vaccine - CDC
Dog Bites - CDC
Dogs, Infections from - CDC

E

E. Histolytica Infection - CDC
Eastern Equine Encephalitis - CDC
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever - CDC
Echinococcosis - CDC
Ehrlichiosis - CDC
Elephantiasis - CDC
Encephalitis, Viral - IDPH
Encephalitis, mosquitoborne and tickborne - CDC
Entamoeba histolytica Infection - CDC
Enterovirus Infections (non-polio) - CDC, IDPH
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Infection - CDC
Escherichia coli Infection (E. Coli) - CDC , Other
E. Coli 0157:H7 - CDC, IDPH

F

Fasciitis, Necrotizing - CDC
Fifth Disease - CDC, Fifth Disease (Erythema Infectiosum) -
Filariasis - CDC
Flu - CDC
Francisella tularensis Infection - CDC

G

Genital Herpes Infection - CDC
Genital Warts - CDC
German Measles - CDC
German Measles Vaccine - CDC
Giardiasis/Giardia Infection - CDC, IDPH
Glanders - CDC
Gonorrhea/Neisseria Infection - CDC
Group B Streptococcal Infection - CDC, IDPH

H

Haemphilus Influenzae Type b (HIb) - CDC
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease - CDC, IDPH
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) - CDC, IDPH
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome - CDC, IDPH
Helicobacter pylori - CDC, IDPH
Hendra virus Infection - CDC
Hepatitis (viral) - CDC
Hepatitis A - IDPH
Hepatitis A (For Foodhandlers) - IDPH
Hepatitis B - IDPH
Hepatitis B (People with Acute Hepatitis B) - IDPH
Hepatitis B (Hepatitis B carrier) - IDPH
Hepatitis B (Health Care Professionals) - IDPH
Hepatitis C - IDPH
Hepatitis C (Acute and Carrier) - IDPH
Hepatitis C (Health Care Professionals) - IDPH
Hepatitis D - IDPH
Hepatitis E - CDC, Other
Hepatitis A Vaccine - CDC
Hepatitis B Vaccine - CDC
Herpes Simplex Virus Infection - CDC
Histoplasmosis - CDC, IDPH
Histoplasmosis (Veterinary) - IDPH
HIV/AIDS - CDC
HIV (Health Care Professionals) - IDPH
Hookworm Infection - CDC
Horses, Infections from - CDC
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection - CDC
Human Parainfluenza Viruses - CDC

I - J - K

Infectious Mononucleosis - IDPH
Influenza - CDC, IDPH
Influenza (flu) Vaccine - CDC
Influenza, Avian - CDC

Japanese Encephalitis - CDC

Kawasaki Syndrome - CDC

L

La Crosse Encephalitis - CDC
Lassa Fever - CDC
Legionellosis/Legionnaire's Disease - CDC, IDPH
Leishmaniasis - CDC
Leprosy - CDC
Leptospirosis - CDC, IDPH
Lice Infestation - CDC, IDPH
Listeriosis - CDC, IDPH
Lyme Disease - CDC, IDPH
Lyme Disease Vaccine - CDC

M

Mad Cow Disease - CDC
Malaria - CDC
Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever - CDC
Measles - CDC, IDPH
Meningococcal Disease - CDC, IDPH
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - CDC, IDPH
Monkeypox - CDC
Mononucleosis, Infectious - CDC
Mosquito-borne Diseases - CDC
Mumps - CDC, IDPH
Mumps Vaccine - CDC
Murine Typhus - CDC
Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC) - CDC
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection - CDC
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection - CDC

N - O

Necrotizing Fasciitis - CDC
New Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - CDC
Nipah virus Encephalitis - CDC
Non-polio Enterovirus Infections - CDC
Norovirus Infection - CDC
Norwalk/Norwalk-like Virus Infection - CDC, IDPH, Other

Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) - CDC
Otitis Media - CDC

P

Parainfluenza - IDPH
Parvovirus B19 Infection - CDC
Pediculosis - CDC
Peptic Ulcer Disease - CDC
Pertussis - CDC, IDPH
Pink-Eye - IDPH
Pinworm Infection - CDC, IDPH
Plague - CDC, IDPH
Plasmodium Infection - CDC
Pneumococcal Vaccine - CDC
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia - CDC
Pneumonia - CDC
Poison Ivy - IDPH
Polio (poliomyelitis) - CDC, IDPH
Poliomyelitis (Polio) Vaccine - CDC
Pontiac Fever - CDC
Pork Tapeworm Infection - CDC
Psittacosis - CDC

Q - R

Q Fever - CDC

Rabies - CDC,
Recreational Waterborne Illnesses - CDC
Reptiles, Infections from - CDC
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) - CDC
Ricin - CDC
Rickettsia rickettsii Infection - CDC
Rickettsial Diseases - CDC
Rift Valley Fever - CDC
Ringworm Infection - CDC
River Blindness - CDC
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) - CDC, IDPH
Rotavirus Infection - CDC, IDPH, Other
Rotavirus Vaccine - CDC
Roundworm Infection, Intestinal - CDC
Rubella (German Measles) Vaccine - CDC
Rubella Virus Infection - CDC, IDPH

S

Salmonella typhi Infection - CDC
Salmonellosis - CDC, IDPH, Other
Sarcoptes scabei Infestation - CDC
Sarin (GB) - CDC
Scabies - CDC, IDPHScarlet Fever - CDC
Schistosomiasis - CDC
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - CDC, IDPH
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - CDC
Shigellosis - CDC, IDPH, Other, Other
Shingles - CDC
Sin Nombre Virus Infection - CDC
Smallpox - CDC, IDPH
Smallpox Vaccine - CDC
Snake Bites - CDC
St. Louis Encephalitis - CDC
Staphylococcus aureus Infection - CDC
Stomach Flu - CDC
Stomach Ulcer - CDC
Strep Throat - CDC
Streptococcal Diseases - CDC
Streptococcus pneumonia Infection - CDC
Super Warfarin - CDC
Swimmer's Ear - CDC
Syphilis - CDC

T

Tapeworm Infection - CDC
Tetanus (Lockjaw) Vaccine - CDC
Tetanus Disease - CDC, IDPH
Tickborne Diseases - CDC
Toxic Shock Syndrome - CDC
Toxocariasis - CDC
Toxoplasmosis - CDC, IDPH
Trichinosis/Trichinellosis - CDC
Trichomoniasis - CDC
Trypanosomiasis, African - CDC
Trypanosomiasis, American - CDC
Tuberculosis (TB) - CDC, IDPH
Tuberculosis Vaccine - CDC
Tularemia - CDC, IDPH
Typhoid Fever - CDC

U - V

Valley Fever - CDC
Vancomycin-Intermediate/Resistant Staphylococcus aureus(VISA/VRSA) Infections - CDC
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) - CDC, IDPH
Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine - CDC
Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection - CDC, IDPH
Variola Major / Minor - CDC
Vibrio cholerae Infection - CDC
Vibrio vulnificus Infection - CDC, Other
Viral Gastroenteritis - CDC
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers - CDC
Viral Meningitis - IDPH

W - X - Y - Z

Water-Related Diseases - CDC
West Nile Virus - CDC, IDPH
West Nile Virus (Senior Citizen) - IDPH
Western Equine Encephalitis - CDC
Whipworm Infection - CDC
Whooping Cough - CDC

Yeast Infection- CDC
Yellow Fever - CDC
Yellow Fever Vaccine - CDC
Yersinia Pestis Infection - CDC

Zoster - CDC