Infectious Diseases
Polio
Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus that invades the nervous system and is spread through contact with the stool (feces) of an infected person or droplets from a sneeze or cough
Rabies
Rabies is a preventable viral disease most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal which can infect the central nervous system of mammals, ultimately causing disease in the brain and even death
Rotavirus
Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that infects nearly all young children and is one of the most common and serious causes of severe diarrhea in the US
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
RSV is a respiratory virus that infects the lungs and breathing passages and can be serious, especially for infants and older adults
Rubella
Rubella, sometimes called German measles, is caused by a virus and can cause serious birth defects
Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox which remains inactive in the body for life and can reactivate years, or even decades later, causing shingles
Zika
Zika is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes and can be transmitted by pregnant women to developing babies, which can cause microcephaly and other serious birth defects
Chickenpox (Varicella)
Chickenpox is caused by the highly contagious varicella zoster virus and is spread by coughing, sneezing, or direct contact with skin lesions
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