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Water-Associated Illnesses A-Z:

For more information on a particular waterborne disease, please select from the list below.

Please note: An asterisk indicates that the disease or pathogen is unlikely to be spread in the United States and should primarily be of concern to travelers outside the United States. Readers should also note that many of these illnesses can also be spread through person-to-person contact, food contamination, and other pathways.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

Acanthamoeba Infection

Adenovirus Infection

Algal Blooms, Harmful (HABs)

*Amebiasis (Entamoeba histolytica Infection)

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B

*Bilharzia (Schistosomiasis)

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C

Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter Infection)

Cercarial Dermatitis (Swimmer's Itch)

*Cholera (Vibrio cholerae Infection)

Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium Infection)

Cyclosporiasis (Cyclospora Infection)

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D

Diarrhea

Diarrhea, Chronic

Diarrhea, Travelers'

*Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Infection)

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E

E. coli 0157:H7

*Entamoeba histolytica Infection (Amebiasis)

Enteroviruses

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F

*Fasciolopsiasis (Fasciolopsis Infection)

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G

Giardiasis (Giardia Infection)

*Guinea Worm (Dracunculiasis)

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H

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)

Hepatitis A

*Hepatitis E

Hot Tub Rash (Pseudomonas Dermatitis)

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L

Leptospirosis

Legionellosis (Legionnaire’s Disease and Pontiac Fever)

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M

Marine Toxins

Meningitis, Aseptic (Viral Meningitis, Enterovirus Infection)

Molluscum (Molluscum Contagiosum)

Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC)

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N

Naegleria Infection

Norovirus

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O

Otitis Externa (Swimmer’s Ear)

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P

Pharyngoconjunctival Fever

Pseudomonas Dermatitis (Hot Tub Rash)

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S

*Salmonella Typhi Infection (Typhoid Fever)

Salmonellosis (Salmonella Infection)

*Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia)

Shigellosis (Shigella Infection)

Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa)

Swimmer’s Itch (Cercarial Dermatitis)

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T

Toxins, Marine

Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma Infection)

Travelers' Diarrhea

*Typhoid Fever (Salmonella Typhi Infection)

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V

Viral gastroenteritis (diarrhea)

Vibrio cholerae Infection (Cholera)

Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infection

Vibrio vulnificus Infection

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