Infectious disease
17 pharmacist-reviewed conditions in infectious disease.
- Infectious disease
Chickenpox
Chickenpox is a very contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV).
- Infectious disease
Dengue
Dengue (also known as dengue fever) is an infection caused by a virus.
- Infectious disease
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
Ebola virus disease is a viral disease that occurs primarily in remote villages in Central and West Africa, near tropical rain forests.
- Infectious disease
Hepatitis
Viral hepatitis is inflammation of the body's liver through infection by virus.
- Infectious disease
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis is a term that refers to swelling and inflammation of the liver.
- Infectious disease
Herpes
Herpes is an infection caused by a herpes simplex virus (HSV).
- Infectious disease
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) kills or damages the body's immune system.
- Infectious disease
Influenza
Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses.
- Infectious disease
Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection passed to humans through the bite of infected deer ticks (also known as the blacklegged tick).
- Infectious disease
Malaria
Malaria is a sometimes fatal disease that involves high fevers, shaking chills, flu-like symptoms, and anemia.
- Infectious disease
Marburg Virus Disease
Marburg virus disease (MVD) (formerly known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever) was first identified in 1967 during epidemics in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany and Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia fr…
- Infectious disease
Meningitis
Meningitis is a disease caused by the inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord known as the meninges.
- Infectious disease
Non-polio enterovirus
Non-polio enteroviruses are very common viruses in that they cause about 10 to 15 million infections in the United States each year.
- Infectious disease
Sepsis
Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening complication of an infection.
- Infectious disease
Strep throat
Strep throat is a condition that causes a sore throat, otherwise known as pharyngitis.
- Infectious disease
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- Infectious disease
Whooping Cough
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a disease caused by a bacterial infection.