Parasitic diseases are infections caused by organisms that are often microscopic. 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.
HIV is a retrovirus that impairs the immune system and causes AIDS. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
There are all sorts of ways to get an infectious disease—from people and animals, to eating contaminated foods, to environmental exposure.
Sepsis is a severe inflammatory response in the body that can cause tissue damage and organ failure. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A type of bacterium, Clostridium difficile (C. diff), causes one of the most common health care-associated infections in the United States.
Pneumonia is an infection that inflames air sacs, which may fill with fluid, in the lungs. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A condition in which the membrane lining the heart's chambers and valves becomes inflamed.
Acute kidney injury is an episode of sudden kidney damage or failure.
A respiratory infection that mainly affects children and causes a barking cough, hoarseness, and breathing difficulties.