Water-Associated Illnesses A-Z: Includes Illnesses Primarily of Concern to Travelers Outside of the United States (marked with an asterisk *)
For more information on a particular waterborne disease, please select from the list below.
Please note: Many of these illnesses can also be spread through person-to-person contact, food contamination, and other pathways.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Algal Blooms, Harmful (HABs)
*Amebiasis (Entamoeba histolytica Infection)
B
*Bilharzia (Schistosomiasis)
C
Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter Infection)
Cercarial Dermatitis (Swimmer's Itch)
*Cholera (Vibrio cholerae Infection)
Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium Infection)
Cyclosporiasis (Cyclospora Infection)
D
*Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Infection)
E
*Entamoeba histolytica Infection (Amebiasis)
F
*Fasciolopsiasis (Fasciolopsis Infection)
G
Giardiasis (Giardia Infection)
*Guinea Worm (Dracunculiasis)
H
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
Hot Tub Rash (Pseudomonas Dermatitis)
L
Legionellosis (Legionnaire’s Disease and Pontiac Fever)
M
Meningitis, Aseptic (Viral Meningitis, Enterovirus Infection)
Molluscum (Molluscum Contagiosum)
Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC)
N
O
Otitis Externa (Swimmer’s Ear)
P
Pseudomonas Dermatitis (Hot Tub Rash)
S
*Salmonella Typhi Infection (Typhoid Fever)
Salmonellosis (Salmonella Infection)
*Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia)
Shigellosis (Shigella Infection)
Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa)
Swimmer’s Itch (Cercarial Dermatitis)
T
Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma Infection)
*Typhoid Fever (Salmonella Typhi Infection)
V
Viral gastroenteritis (diarrhea)
Vibrio cholerae Infection (Cholera)
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infection
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