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Disease Categories

Twelve disease categories are used to help you quickly find what you're looking for within your local area. Most of the categories refer to where the disease affects your body, such as Gastrointestinal for cholera or Respiratory for pneumonia. We also keep track of environmental risks (i.e. beach closures due to sewage) and animal diseases (i.e. foxes found with rabies) to provide you a broader picture of diseases in your area.

The number of alerts in each category determines the order in which they appear in the Outbreaks Near Me section. The category with the greatest number of alerts appears first. Categories that have no alerts in your area are not displayed.

Animal Alerts
Animal
Diseases affecting domestic animals, livestock, and wildlife.
Environmental Alerts
Environmental
Changes in the environment that may impact human health (natural/man-made disaster, heat wave, volcanic eruption).
Fever Alerts
Fever/Febrile
Diseases characterized by a high body temperature (fever).
Gastrointestinal Alerts
Gastrointestinal
Diseases causing vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal cramping.
Hemorrhagic Alerts
Hemorrhagic
Diseases causing severe bleeding.
Hospital Acquired Infection
Hospital Acquired Infection
Diseases contracted or primarily spread in health care settings (i.e. hospitals, nursing homes, etc.).
Neurologic Alerts
Neurologic
Diseases affecting the nervous system (i.e. brain, spinal cord, or nerves).
Other Alerts
Other
Undiagnosed diseases, diseases affecting plants/crops, chronic or parasitic diseases, including those that produce vague symptoms.
Respiratory Alerts
Respiratory
Diseases primarily causing symptoms such as cough, congestion, difficulty breathing, etc.
Skin/Rash Alerts
Skin/Rash
Diseases primarily affecting the skin or that produce a rash.


STD Alerts
STD
Diseases that are associated with or primarily spread through sexual contact.
Vectorborne Alerts
Vectorborne
Diseases transmitted to people or animals by arthropods including mosquitoes, ticks, flies, and fleas.
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The large circle indicates a country-level alert, while state, province and local alerts are indicated by the small circle.

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