• Reference Number: HEY171/2026
• Departments: Corporate, Infection Prevention and Control
• Last Updated: 28 February 2026

Introduction

This leaflet has been produced to give you general information about common infective illnesses. Most of your questions should be answered by this leaflet. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and your doctor, but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it you have any concerns or require further explanation, please discuss this with a member of the healthcare team caring for you.

List of common infective illnesses and the National PILs

Below are links to National Infection Prevention and Control Patient Information Leaflets for common infective illnesses:

Animal and human bites – NHS

Aspergillosis – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Athlete’s foot – NHS

 Bird flu – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

 Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) – NHS

COVID-19 – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Chickenpox – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Cholera – NHS

Chest infection – NHS

Conjunctivitis – NHS

Cellulitis – NHS

Diarrhoea and vomiting – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Dengue – NHS

Diphtheria – NHS

Ebola virus disease – NHS

Flu – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Food poisoning – NHS

Gastritis – NHS

Glandular fever – NHS

Group B strep – NHS

HIV and AIDS – NHS

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Hepatitis – NHS

Hepatitis A – NHS

Hepatitis B – NHS

Hepatitis C – NHS

Hand, foot and mouth disease – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Head lice and nits – NHS

Impetigo – NHS

Infected piercings – NHS

Insect bites and stings – NHS

Japanese encephalitis – NHS

Legionnaires’ disease – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Lyme disease – NHS

Long COVID – NHS

MRSA – NHS

Mumps – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Malaria – NHS

Meningitis – NHS

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) – NHS

Mpox – NHS

Necrotising fasciitis – NHS

Norovirus (vomiting bug) – NHS

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) – NHS

Rubella (german measles) – NHS

Rabies – NHS

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) – NHS

Staph infection – NHS

Scabies – NHS

Scarlet fever – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Shingles – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Strep A – NHS (www.nhs.uk) 

Tuberculosis (TB) – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Threadworms – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Typhus – NHS

Typhoid fever – NHS

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) – NHS

Whooping cough – NHS

Yellow fever – NHS

Zika virus – NHS

Contact details

If you, your family or carers have any questions or concerns surrounding VRE. Please contact Humber Health Partnership Infection Prevention and Control Team (IPCTs) via the below contact routes:

Hull Royal Infirmary: Tel: 01482 311550

Castle Hill Hospital: Tel: 01482 623066

Between 8am-4pm