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An infection caused by a type of bacteria, known as spirochetes, that is transmitted when particular types of ticks attach to a person’s skin and feed on that person’s blood. These ticks are very small, only a few millimeters (about the size of a freckle); the ticks that transit Lyme disease are

Yes.

An infectious disease causing swelling or inflammation of the tissue covering the spinal cord and brain.

A skin disease caused by a virus, somewhat similar to warts

In the rare event that an adult in your household develops monkeypox, share this information with your pediatrician and discuss what you can do to protect your child from infection. Here is information from the American Academy of Pediatrics about monkeypox.

A disease caused by the Epstein-Barr virus; the illness is commonly known as mono.

Through the bite of an infected mosquito. West Nile disease may also be spread by blood transfusion and organ donation.

Herpes simplex virus, canker sores, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, and thrush