Global Diseases and Threats A-Z

At a glance

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)

B

Babesiosis(Babesia Infection)
Balantidiasis (Balantidium Infection)
Baylisascariasis (Baylisascaris Infection) (Raccoon Roundworm)
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
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

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)
Foodborne Diseases

G

Giardiasis (Giardia Infection)
Gnathostomiasis (Gnathostoma Infection)
Guinea Worm Disease (Dracunculiasis)

H

Head Lice Infestation (Pediculosis)
Heart Disease (Cardiovascular Disease)
Heterophyiasis (Heterophyes Infection)
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Hookworm (Ancylostomiasis)
Hookworm Infection, Zoonotic (Ancylostomiasis, Cutaneous Larva Migrans)
Hydatid Disease (Cystic Echinococcosis)
Hymenolepiasis (Hymenolepis Infection)
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

I

Intestinal Roundworms (Ascariasis)
Isospora Infection (Cystoisospora Infection)

K

Kala-azar (Leishmaniasis)
Keratitis (Acanthamoeba Infection)

L

Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar)
Leprosy(Hansen's Disease)
Lyme Disease
Lymphatic filariasis (Filariasis, Elephantiasis)

M

Malaria
Meningitis
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
Motor Vehicle Safety
Microsporidiosis (Microsporidia Infection)
Mite Infestation (Scabies)
Mpox

N

Naegleria Fowleri Infection
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)
Pubic Lice ("Crabs")

R

Raccoon Roundworm (Baylisascariasis)
River Blindness (Onchocerciasis)

S

Sarcocystosis (Sarcocystosis Infection)
Scabies (Mite Infestation)
Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia, Snail Fever)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Sickle Cell Disease
Snail Fever (Schistosomiasis, Bilharzia)
Soil-transmitted Helminths
Strongyloidiasis (Strongyloides Infection)
Swimmer's Itch (Cercarial Dermatitis)

T

Tapeworm Infection (Taeniasis)
Taeniasis (Tapeworm)
Toxocariasis (Ocular Larva Migrans)
Toxoplasmosis
Trichinellosis (Trichinosis)
Trichuriasis (Whipworm)
Tuberculosis

V

Violence Prevention
Visceral Larva Migrans (Toxocariasis)

W

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
West Nile Virus
Whipworm (Trichuriasis)

Z

Zika Virus
Zoonotic Diseases