Diseases & Health Conditions
Educational information about diseases, symptoms, and related treatments
Oral thrush in adults
Overview Oral thrush is a fungal infection of the mouth. It’s not contagious and is usually successf...
PIMS
Overview PIMS-TS or PIMS stands for Paediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome temporally associat...
Polio
Overview Polio is a serious viral infection that used to be common in the UK and worldwide. It’s rar...
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Overview Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a virus that can affect the lungs and airways. In most...
Ringworm
Overview Ringworm is a common fungal infection. It can cause a red or silvery ring-like rash on the...
Scarlet fever
Overview Scarlet fever is a bacterial illness that mainly affects children. It causes a distinctive...
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
Overview Escherichia coli (E. coli) are bacteria that are found in the environment, food, and the in...
Shigella
Overview Shigella is a bowel infection that can cause severe diarrhoea. It’s caused by bacteria call...
Shingles
Overview Shingles is an infection of a nerve and the skin around it. It’s caused by the varicella-zo...
Slapped cheek syndrome
Overview Slapped cheek syndrome (also called fifth disease or parvovirus B19) is a viral infection....
Streptococcus A (strep A)
Overview Group A Streptococcus (GAS), also known as Strep A, are bacteria commonly found on the skin...
Tuberculosis (TB)
Overview Audio | British Sign Language (BSL) Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that’s usual...
Whooping cough
Overview Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the lu...
Yellow fever
Overview Yellow fever is a serious viral infection that is spread by certain types of mosquito. It’s...
Zika virus
Overview Zika virus disease is caused by the Zika virus. For most people, it causes a very mild infe...