COVID-19 is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2, the 2019 novel coronavirus.
MIS-C is an inflammatory syndrome that affects children and is associated with COVID-19.
A highly contagious virus that causes respiratory tract inflammation with cold-like symptoms
A common virus that often spreads during the wintertime, the flu can become a serious condition, especially for the elderly.
ARDS is a potentially fatal form of respiratory failure characterized by low blood oxygen levels. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A painful, blistering skin rash caused by an infection from the same virus that causes chickenpox.
Genital herpes is likely the most feared and least understood sexually transmitted infection (STI). There is no cure, so people infected with herpes have it forever.
The common cold is probably the most universal illness. It is a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract, which includes the nose and throat area.
Measles is one of the world’s most contagious diseases, and it can be especially dangerous for children under age 5 or for those with weakened immune systems.
Long COVID occurs when symptoms—new, continuing, or recurrent—arise four or more weeks after the initial coronavirus infection.