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Infectious Disease Information & Resources

List of infectious diseases, their causes and if they are vaccine preventable
Common Name	Also Known As	Caused By	Transmission	Vaccine
Chickenpox	Varicella	Virus	Airborne	Yes
Fifth Disease	Erythema infectiosum	Virus	Airborne	No
Flu	Influenza	Virus	Airborne	Yes
German Measles	Rubella	Virus	Airborne	Yes
Measles	Rubeola	Virus	Airborne	Yes
Meningitis	Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae	Bacteria	Airborne	Yes
Mono	Infectious mononucleosis	Virus	Airborne	No
Mumps	Infectious parotitis	Virus	Airborne	Yes
RSV	Respiratory Syncytial Viruses	Virus	Airborne	Yes
Scarlet Fever	Streptococcal disease	Bacteria	Airborne	No
Sixth Disease	Roseola	Virus	Airborne	No
TB	Tuberculosis	Bacteria	Airborne	No
Whooping Cough	Pertussis	Bacteria	Airborne	Yes
Campylobacter	Campylobacteriosis	Bacteria	Fecal-Oral	No
E. coli	Escherichia coli	Bacteria	Fecal-Oral	No
Giardia	Giardiasis	Parasite	Fecal-Oral	No
Hep A	Hepatitis A	Virus	Fecal-Oral	Yes
Norovirus	Gastroenteritis	Virus	Fecal-Oral	No
Salmonella	Salmonellosis Gastroenteritis	Virus	Fecal-Oral	No
Shigella	Shigellosis Gastroenteritis	Virus	Fecal-Oral	No
Hand, Foot and Mouth	Coxsackievirus	Virus	Direct Contact	No
Impetigo	Group A Streptococcus	Bacteria	Direct Contact	No
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus	Bacteria	Direct Contact	No
Pink Eye	Conjunctivitis	Virus Bacteria or Allergen	Direct Contact	No

Airborne transmission is spread by droplets from the nose, throat and mouth by sneezing, coughing and speaking.
Fecal-oral transmission is spread contamination of hands, food and drink or objects placed in the mouth.
Direct contact transmission is spread by direct skin contact with wounds or discharges from an infected person, it may also spread by indirect contact with infected shared surfaces or objects.