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A highly contagious viral illness that causes high fever , cough, runny nose, red watery eyes and a spreading rash. Measles can lead to pneumonia , br...
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A highly contagious viral illness that causes high fever , cough, runny nose, red watery eyes and a spreading rash. Key takeaways MMR vaccine doses: 2...
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A bacterial infection spread by the bite of infected blacklegged (deer) ticks. Caught early it is usually treated with a short course of antibiotics ,...
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A bacterial infection spread by the bite of infected blacklegged (deer) ticks. Key takeaways Tick that spreads it: blacklegged (deer) tick Attachment...
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A virus spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes and the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental US. Most people never feel ill, b...
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A virus spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes and the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental US. Key takeaways No symptoms: ab...
Continue Reading : West Nile Virus and Mosquitoes: Common Questions Answered A very contagious virus that causes sudden vomiting and diarrhea , often called the "stomach bug." It is the leading cause of vomiting, diar...
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A very contagious virus that causes sudden vomiting and diarrhea , often called the "stomach bug." Key takeaways Symptoms start: 12 to 48 ho...
Continue Reading : Norovirus: Common Questions Answered A throat and tonsil infection caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria. Unlike most sore throats, it is caused by bacteria and needs antibiotics , whi...
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A throat and tonsil infection caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria. Key takeaways Most common in: children aged 5 to 15 Typical symptoms: sore thr...
Continue Reading : Answers to the Common Questions on Strep Throat A liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus, spread when tiny amounts of stool from an infected person get into food, water or onto hands. It ca...
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A liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus, spread when tiny amounts of stool from an infected person get into food, water or onto hands. Key t...
Continue Reading : Your Questions About Hepatitis A, Answered A bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs and can stay inactive in the body (latent TB infection) or cause illness (TB disease). Treating l...
Continue Reading : Tuberculosis Basics: The Practical To-Do List A bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs and can stay inactive in the body (latent TB infection) or cause illness (TB disease). Key takeaw...
Continue Reading : Tuberculosis Basics: Common Questions Answered A common respiratory virus that usually causes cold-like symptoms but can cause serious lung infections in babies and older adults. RSV is the leading...
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