Common infections
Infections are caused by microorganisms that attach themselves to body cells and replicate. All infections have the potential to cause a person to become sick. Read more…
Common infections and health issues:
Childhood Illnesses
- Chicken Pox
- Ear Infections
- Head Lice
- Measles
- Mumps
- Parvovirus
- Rotavirus
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Scabies
- Sore Throat
- Whooping Cough
For information on the local childhood immunisation schedule and the illnesses prevented click here.
Digestive System
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Bacterial Vaginosis
- Chlamydia
- Genital Herpes
- Genital Warts
- Gonorrhoea
- HIV
- NSU (Non Specific Urethritis)
- Pubic Lice and Scabies
- Syphilis
- Trichomoniasis
Other Infections
- Conjunctivitis
- Coronavirus – COVID-19
- Cystitis (and UTIs)
- Diptheria
- Gingivitis
- Hepatitis
- Influenza (the ‘flu’)
- Monkeypox
- MRSA
- Norovirus
- Pneumococcal
- Pneumonia
- Tetanus
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Urethritis
- Vaginal Thrush (candidiasis)