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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