Coronavirus is a term describes a family of viruses, common in both animals and humans.
A type of bacterium, Clostridium difficile (C. diff), causes one of the most common health care-associated infections in the United States.
COVID-19 is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2, the 2019 novel coronavirus.
Parasitic diseases are infections caused by organisms that are often microscopic. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Long COVID refers to new or recurring symptoms that occur four or more weeks after an infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Urinary tract infections are bacterial infections that occur in the urinary tract. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Sepsis is a condition caused by an overwhelming immune response to an infection in the body. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
HPV (human papillomavirus) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., and it raises your risk for several different kinds of cancer.
Vaccines aren’t just for kids. Thousands of adults go to the hospital each year for a serious (sometimes even deadly) disease they might have avoided if they had received the vaccination to prevent it.