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COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
A-Z of infectious diseases
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Disease Name
A
Acute rheumatic fever
Adverse events following immunisation
Anthrax
Australian bat lyssavirus
Avian influenza (Bird Flu)
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B
Babesiosis
Barmah Forest virus
Boils and skin infections
Botulism
Brucellosis
Buruli ulcer
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C
Campylobacteriosis
Carbapenemase-producing
Enterobacterales
(CPE)
Chancroid
Chickenpox
Chikungunya
Childhood - some infectious diseases
Chlamydia
Cholera
Coronavirus - see
COVID-19
MERS
SARS
COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
Cryptosporidiosis
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and pregnancy
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D
Dengue
Dientamoeba fragilis
Diphtheria
Donovanosis
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E
Ebola virus disease
Enteric fever
Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
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F
Fifth disease
Foodborne disease
Flu (Influenza)
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G
Gastroenteritis
German measles (Rubella)
Giardiasis
Gonorrhoea
Glandular fever (Infectious mononucleosis)
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H
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS)
Haemophilus influenzae
Type b (Hib)
Hand foot and mouth disease
Hendra virus
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis E
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
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I
Influenza (Flu)
Invasive group A streptococcus
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J
Japanese encephalitis (JE)
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K
Kunjin virus
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L
Legionnaires' disease
Leprosy
Leptospirosis
Listeriosis
Lyme disease
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
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M
Malaria
Measles
Meningococcal disease
MERS coronavirus
Mpox
Mosquitoes are a health hazard
MRSA (in the community)
Mumps
Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE)
Mycobacterium chimaera
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N
Norovirus
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O
[No item]
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P
Pandemic influenza
Parvovirus B19
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Plague
Pneumococcal disease
Poliomyelitis (polio)
Psittacosis
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Q
Q fever
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R
Rabies
Rat Lung Worm disease
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Rheumatic heart disease
Rickettsia
Ross River virus
Rotavirus
Rubella (German measles)
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S
Salmonellosis
SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV)
Sepsis
Shiga toxigenic E. Coli (STEC/VTEC)
Shigellosis
Shingles
Smallpox
Syphilis
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T
Tetanus (lock-jaw)
Travellers' health
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tularemia
Typhoid
Typhus
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U
[No item]
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V
Varicella-Zoster virus
Viral haemorrhagic fevers
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W
Whooping Cough (pertussis)
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Y
Yellow fever
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Z
Zika virus
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Current as at: Thursday 23 November 2023
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