These pages are not meant to be used as a means of diagnosis and are for reference only. If you are concerned about any symptoms you may have, please consult your doctor.
This is a non-exhaustive list of diseases and conditions of interest to residents of Barnstable County. Non-inclusion of a particular disease or condition on this list is not intended to indicate the level of concern to residents, however.
For a full list of diseases and conditions, visit CDC.gov
| Name |
Transmission Type(s) |
| Amebiasis (Amoebic Dysentery) |
Foodborne, Waterborne |
| Anaplasmosis |
Tickborne |
| Anthrax |
Airborne, Direct Contact, Foodborne |
| Antimony Poisoning |
Foodborne, Non-Communicable |
| Asbestiosis |
Non-Communicable |
| Ascariasis |
Foodborne, Waterborne |
| Aspergillosis |
Airborne |
| Babesiosis |
Tickborne |
| Bacillus Cereus Food Poisoning |
Foodborne |
| Bacterial Meningitis |
Airborne, Foodborne |
| Blastomycosis |
Airborne |
| Borrelia Mayonii Infection |
Tickborne |
| Borrelia miyamotoi Infection |
Tickborne |
| Botulism Food Poisoning |
Foodborne |
| Brucellosis |
Foodborne, Zoonotic |
| Campylobacterosis |
Foodborne |
| Chickenpox |
Airborne |
| Cholera |
Foodborne, Waterborne |
| Clostridium perfringens Food Poisoning |
Foodborne |
| Cryptococcus Neoformans Infection |
Airborne |
| Cryptosporidosis |
Foodborne, Waterborne |
| Diptheria |
Airborne |
| Easten Equine Encephalitis (EEE) |
Mosquitoborne |
| Ehrlichiosis |
Tickborne |
| Enterobiasis |
Fecal-Oral, Waterborne |
| German Measles (Rubella) |
Airborne |
| Giardiasis |
Foodborne, Waterborne |
| Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome |
Airborne, Rodentborne |
| Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome |
Rodentborne |
| Hepatitis |
Waterborne |
| Hepatitis A |
Fecal-Oral |
| Histoplasmosis |
Airborne |
| HIV/AIDS |
Sexually Transmitted |
| Hypertension |
Non-Communicable |
| Infectious Mononucleosis (Mono) |
Airborne, Direct Contact |
| Influenza (Flu) |
Airborne |
| Legionellosis |
Airborne |
| Leptospirosis |
Foodborne, Rodentborne, Waterborne |
| Listeriosis |
Foodborne |
| Lyme Disease |
Tickborne |
| Malaria |
Mosquitoborne |
| Measles (Rubeola) |
Airborne |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection (MRSA) |
Direct Contact |
| Mumps |
Airborne |
| Paratyphoid Fever |
Foodborne |
| Pertussis (Whooping Cough) |
Airborne |
| Poliomyelitis (polio) |
Airborne, Fecal-Oral |
| Powassan Virus Disease |
Tickborne |
| Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) |
Waterborne |
| Q Fever |
Insectborne |
| Relapsing Fever |
Louseborne, Tickborne |
| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
Tickborne |
| Rotaviral Enteritis |
Airborne, Direct Contact, Fecal-Oral |
| Salmonellosis |
Foodborne, Rodentborne |
| Schistosomiasis |
Waterborne |
| Shigellosis |
Foodborne |
| Smallpox |
Airborne |
| Sporotrichosis |
Direct Contact |
| Staphylococcus Food Poisoning |
Foodborne |
| STARI |
Tickborne |
| Streptococcal Infections |
Foodborne |
| Tetanus |
Direct Contact |
| Toxoplasmosis |
Congenital, Foodborne, Zoonotic |
| Trichinosis |
Foodborne |
| Tuberculosis |
Airborne |
| Tularemia |
Direct Contact, Mosquitoborne, Rodentborne, Tickborne, Waterborne |
| Typhoid Fever |
Fecal-Oral, Foodborne |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus Gastroenteritis |
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| Vibrio Vulnificus Gastroenteritis |
Foodborne |
| West Nile Virus Infection |
Mosquitoborne |
| Yersiniosis |
Foodborne, Waterborne |
| Zika Virus |
Mosquitoborne |
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