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Diarrhoea and vomiting as a result of a gastrointestinal infection

Gastrointestinal infections are manifested by indigestion or nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhoea, and may also cause fever.

HPV infection, cervical cancer and HPV vaccination

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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections occur in autumn and winter, and in some seasons even in the spring months. RSV is the most common cause of acute bronchiolitis in young children, but causes milder colds in older children and adults. The start of RSV circulation can only be detected if respiratory infections are tested for […]

Adenoviruses

Tetanus

Tetanus, or tetanus fever, is a disease caused by the neurotoxin Clostridium tetani, whose spores can be present in the soil due to animal faeces.

Legionellosis

Legionellosis is caused by bacteria found in natural aquatic environments such as rivers, lakes and other standing water. The number of bacteria in natural environments is small, so natural environments are usually not a source of infection for humans.

Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis that is widespread worldwide. It is a zoonosis because it is a disease of wild and domestic animals that excrete the causative agent in the urine. Humans become infected through direct or indirect contact with an infected animal or its excreta.

Hepatitis B (Viral hepatitis B)

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes inflammation of the liver. The infection is most commonly transmitted by exposure to infected blood and by sexual contact with an infected person, but can also be passed from an infected mother to her new-born baby. Vaccination can protect against infection.

Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter infections)

It is an intestinal infectious disease caused by Campylobacter bacteria. It is widespread worldwide. It is the most common zoonosis in EU countries.

Lyme disease

Lyme disease is caused by bacteria that are widespread in Europe, North America and parts of Asia. The bacteria are transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick.

Suppurative meningitis

Suppurative meningitis is an acute, life-threatening disease. It is caused by a number of bacteria that invade the meninges. 95% of suppurative meningitis is caused by meningococci, pneumococci and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).

Fifth disease (Erythema Infectiosum)

Fifth disease (Erythema Infectiosum) is usually a mild rash. It most often affects young children, schoolchildren and rarely individual adults. Individual cases occur in small outbreaks throughout the year, with epidemics usually every 3 to 7 years, mainly in winter and spring.

Zika virus

Zika virus is a flavivirus that is transmitted through the bite of the Aedes mosquito. The same species of mosquito also transmits other infectious diseases such as dengue and chikungunya.

Influenza

Influenza (flu) is an acute viral respiratory illness that spreads very quickly. It occurs mainly during the winter months in the northern hemisphere and threatens the entire population, especially the elderly, people with chronic heart, lung, metabolic and other diseases, and young children.

Salmonellosis (Salmonella infections)

It is an intestinal infectious disease caused by Salmonella bacteria. It is spread worldwide.

Scarlet fever

Scarlet fever is a childhood infectious disease caused by Group A Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS – Group A Streptococci).