Global Diseases and Threats A-Z

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The A-Z index makes global topics easier to find. Explore a comprehensive array of topics in global health, including diseases, conditions, and more. Navigate through alphabetical categories to find specific information on various subjects.

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A

Acanthamoeba Infection (Keratitis)

African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness)

Alveolar Echinococcosis

Amebiasis (Entamoeba histolytica Infection)

American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease)

Ancylostomiasis (Hookworm)

Angiostrongyliasis

Anisakiasis (Pseudoterranova Infection)

Antimicrobial resistance

Ascariasis (Intestinal Roundworms)

Avian Influenza

B

Babesiosis (Babesia Infection)

Balantidiasis (Balantidium Infection)

Balamuthia

Baylisascariasis (Baylisascaris Infection) (Raccoon Roundworm)

Bed Bugs

Birth Defects

Blastocystis hominis Infection

Body Lice Infestation (Pediculosis)

C

Cancer

Capillariasis (Capillaria Infection)

Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)

Cat tapeworm (dog tapeworm, Dipylidium caninum Infection)

Cercarial Dermatitis (Swimmer's Itch)

Chagas disease (American Trypanosomiasis)

Chikungunya Virus

Cholera

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Clonorchiasis (Clonorchis Infection)

"Crabs" (Pubic Lice)

Cryptosporidiosis

Cutaneous Larva Migrans (Zoonotic Hookworms)

Cyclosporiasis (Cyclospora Infection)

Cysticercosis (Neurocysticercosis)

Cystic Echinococcosis (Hydatid Disease)

Cystoisospora Infection (Isospora Infection)

D

Dengue

Diabetes

Dientamoeba fragilis Infection

Diphyllobothriasis (Diphyllobothrium Infection)

Dipylidium caninum Infection (dog tapeworm, cat tapeworm)

Dirofilariasis (Dirofilaria Infection)

Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease)

Dog tapeworm (Dipylidium caninum Infection, cat tapeworm)

E-I

E

Ebola (Ebola Virus Disease)

Echinococcosis (Alveolar, Cystic Echinococcosis)

Elephantiasis (Filariasis, Lymphatic Filariasis)

Entamoeba histolytica Infection (Amebiasis)

Enterobiasis (Pinworm Infection)

F

Fasciola Infection

Fasciolopsiasis (Fasciolopsis Infection)

Filariasis (Lymphatic Filariasis, Elephantiasis)

Flu (Influenza)

Foodborne Diseases

G

Giardiasis (Giardia Infection)

Gnathostomiasis (Gnathostoma Infection)

Group B Strep

Guinea Worm Disease (Dracunculiasis)

H

Head Lice Infestation (Pediculosis)

Heart Disease (Cardiovascular Disease)

Hepatitis

Heterophyiasis (Heterophyes Infection)

High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

HIV/AIDS

Hookworm (Ancylostomiasis)

Hookworm Infection, Human

Hookworm Infection, Zoonotic (Ancylostomiasis, Cutaneous Larva Migrans)

Hydatid Disease (Cystic Echinococcosis)

Hymenolepiasis (Hymenolepis Infection)

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

I

Influenza (Flu)

Intestinal Roundworms (Ascariasis)

Isospora Infection (Cystoisospora Infection)

J-M

J

Japanese Encephalitis

K

Kala-azar (Leishmaniasis)

Keratitis (Acanthamoeba Infection)

L

Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar)

Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)

Lyme Disease

Lymphatic filariasis(Filariasis, Elephantiasis)

M

Malaria

Measles

Meningitis

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

Motor Vehicle Safety

Mumps

Mycetoma

Microsporidiosis (Microsporidia Infection)

Mite Infestation (Scabies)

Mpox

Myiasis

N-R

N

Naegleria Fowleri Infection

Natural Disasters

Neurocysticercosis (Cysticercosis)

Neglected Tropical Diseases

O

Ocular Larva Migrans (Toxocariasis)

Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)

Opisthorchiasis (Opisthorchis Infection)

P

Paragonimiasis (Paragonimus Infection)

Pediculosis (Body, Head Lice Infestation)

Pinworm Infection (Enterobiasis)

Pneumonia

Pseudoterranova Infection (Anisakiasis)

Polio

Pubic Lice ("Crabs")

R

Rabies

Raccoon Roundworm(Baylisascariasis)

River Blindness (Onchocerciasis)

Road Safety

Rubella

S-V

S

Salmonella

Sappinia

Sarcocystosis (Sarcocystosis Infection)

Scabies (Mite Infestation)

Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia, Snail Fever)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

Sickle Cell Disease

Smoking

Snail Fever (Schistosomiasis, Bilharzia)

Soil-transmitted Helminths

Stroke

Strongyloidiasis (Strongyloides Infection)

Swimmer's Itch (Cercarial Dermatitis)

T

Tapeworm Infection (Taeniasis)

Taeniasis (Tapeworm)

Tobacco

Toxocariasis (Ocular Larva Migrans)

Toxoplasmosis

Trachoma

Trichinellosis (Trichinosis)

Trichinosis (Trichinellosis)

Trichuriasis (Whipworm)

Typhoid Fever

Tuberculosis

V

Violence Prevention

Visceral Larva Migrans (Toxocariasis)