Fact Sheets

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Lyme Disease
Lyme disease was discovered by Yale physicians. Patients here benefit from advanced, multidisciplinary treatments for this complex condition.
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Fevers in Infants Under 3 Months
Because infants are vulnerable to infection with their still-developing immune systems, fevers during the first months of life are taken seriously.
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Avoiding Infectious Diseases
There are all sorts of ways to get an infectious disease—from people and animals, to eating contaminated foods, to environmental exposure.
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Parasitic Diseases
Parasites cause a wide range of diseases, from malaria to giardiasis to toxoplasmosis. Laboratory tests are required for diagnosis and to guide treatment.
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Global Health and Travel-Related Maladies
Yale Medicine physicians are experts in global health and travel medicine, providing exceptional skill and insight for superior emergency care.
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Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
MIS-C is an inflammatory syndrome that affects children and is associated with COVID-19.
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Tobacco Cessation in the Emergency Department
Yale Medicine is at the forefront of a growing movement to provide tobacco cessation intervention in the emergency department to help stop smoking.
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Influenza (flu)
A common virus that often spreads during the wintertime, the flu can become a serious condition, especially for the elderly.
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) impairs the immune system by infecting certain immune cells.
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COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the official name given by the WHO to the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (formerly known as 2019-nCoV), the new coronavirus that surfaced in 2019.