Infectious Disease Trading Cards

This card set has photos and information about some of the infectious diseases that CDC studies. You can view the set online OR download and print your own copy. To view or print your own set, you will need Adobe Acrobat ReaderExternal. You can download a free copy at https://get.adobe.com/reader/External.

Disease Cards by Set

Infectious Diseases Cdc-pdf[PDF 108KB]
Series 1
Learn more about infectious diseases of public health importance. Test your knowledge with quiz on back of card.
Anthrax Cdc-pdf[PDF 99KB]
Anthrax is a serious disease caused by a very small organism made up of one cell.
Avian Influenza Cdc-pdf[PDF 89KB]
Avian flu (or bird flu) is a disease caused by viruses that occur naturally among wild birds.
Cryptosporidiosis Cdc-pdf[PDF 243KB]
Cryptosporidiosis is caused by a parasite so small that about 10,000 of them could fit on the period at the end of this sentence.
Cyclosporiasis Cdc-pdf[PDF 81KB]
Cyclosporiasis is a disease caused by Cyclospora, which is a parasite too small to be seen without a microscope.
Drug Resistance Cdc-pdf[PDF 80KB]
happens when antimicrobial drugs – some of which are called antibiotics – can no longer kill microbes or stop them from growing.
Ebola Cdc-pdf[PDF 78KB]
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a severe disease caused by a virus.
E. coli O157:H7 Infection Cdc-pdf[PDF 83KB]
E. coli is a type of bacteria. In 1982, scientists discovered E. coli O157:H7 could make people very sick.
Hantavirus Cdc-pdf[PDF 88KB]
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is a deadly disease spread by certain mice and rats.
HIV Cdc-pdf[PDF 88KB]
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, lives in blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk.
Legionnaires’ Disease Cdc-pdf[PDF 81KB]
Legionnaires’ disease is caused by Legionella bacteria.
Lyme Disease Cdc-pdf[PDF 88KB]
Lyme disease is spread by the bite of a deer tick.
Psittacosis Cdc-pdf[PDF 80KB]
Psittacosis, sometimes called “parrot fever,” is a disease spread from birds to humans.
Rabies Cdc-pdf[PDF 88KB]
Rabies is a serious disease caused by a virus.
Recreational Water Illness Cdc-pdf[PDF 83KB]
Recreational water illnesses are caused by swimming in water contaminated with germs like Cryptosporidium, Giardia, E. coli O157:H7, and Shigella.
Salmonellosis Cdc-pdf[PDF 83KB]
Salmonellosis is caused by a germ called Salmonella.
SARS Cdc-pdf[PDF 81KB]
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is caused by a virus that infects the lungs.
Staph Infection Cdc-pdf[PDF 74KB]
Staph is one of the most common germs found on people’s skin and in their noses.
Strep A Infection Cdc-pdf[PDF 83KB]
Strep A is a type of bacteria often found in the throat or on the skin.
Tuberculosis Cdc-pdf[PDF 78KB]
Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria and usually attacks the lungs.
Ulcers Cdc-pdf[PDF 75KB]
An ulcer is a sore or hole in the lining of the stomach or the duodenum (first part of small intestine).
West Nile Virus Cdc-pdf[PDF 77KB]
West Nile virus is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito.

Before Vaccines Cdc-pdf[PDF 190KB]
Before vaccines, many children died from diseases that vaccines now prevent, such as whooping cough, measles, and polio.
Chickenpox Cdc-pdf[PDF 165KB]
Chickenpox is a disease caused by infection with the varicella zoster virus, which causes fever and an itchy rash.
Diphtheria Cdc-pdf[PDF 173KB]
Diphtheria is a respiratory diseae caused by bacteria.
Hepatitis A Cdc-pdf[PDF 180KB]
Hepatitis A is caused by a virus that causes disease of the liver.
Hib Cdc-pdf[PDF 200KB]
Hib is a bacterial disease. Hib is not related to influenza (flu).
Measles Cdc-pdf[PDF 188KB]
Measles is a serious disease. Every year, measles still kills over 700,000 people around the world.
Mumps Cdc-pdf[PDF 161KB]
Mumps is causes by a virus that spreads from one person to another by coughing, sneezing, or simply talking.
Pertussis Cdc-pdf[PDF 181KB]
Pertussis, Whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection.
Polio Cdc-pdf[PDF 132KB]
Polio is caused by a virus that lives in throats and intestines.
Rubella Cdc-pdf[PDF 182KB]
Rubella is an acute viral disease that causes fever and rash.
Tetanus Cdc-pdf[PDF 157KB]
Tetanus (lockjaw) is a serious disease that causes painful tightening of the muscles, usually all over the body.
Vaccines Cdc-pdf[PDF 175KB]
Without vaccines, epidemics of many preventable diseases could return, resulting in increased – and unnecessary – illness, disability, and death.

Disease Detectives Cdc-pdf[PDF 150KB]
Disease detectives look at clues from tiny germs to unravel the mystery of disease.
Foodborne Disease Cdc-pdf[PDF 156KB]
Foodborne diseases are sometimes caused by tiny bacteria that makes us sick.
Gathering Evidence Cdc-pdf[PDF 145KB]
Doctors and nurses gather evidence from sick people to find out if food made them ill.
Finding Bacteria Cdc-pdf[PDF 151KB]
Microbiologists play an important role in solving the mystery of disease.
High-Tech Answers Cdc-pdf[PDF 139KB]
When microbiologists find disease-causing bacteria, they send them to a laboratory for DNA fingerprinting. These laboratories use high-tech equipment to make DNA fingerprints.
Bacterial Fingerprints Cdc-pdf[PDF 131KB]
Each type of bacteria has unique DNA which makes up a pattern of bands called a fingerprint.
PFGE Patterns Cdc-pdf[PDF 138KB]
The fingerprints that scientist use to identify bacteria are called Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) Patterns.
Comparing Fingerprints Cdc-pdf[PDF 143KB]
After scientist at the public health laboratories have made a bacterial fingerprint, they share pictures of it with the PulseNet team.
Which Two Match? Cdc-pdf[PDF 151KB]
Once the PulseNet team has found all the DNA fingerprints that look the same, they make a dendrogram, or bacteria family tree.
Epidemiolgists Cdc-pdf[PDF 148KB]
If the PulseNet team finds matching bacterial fingerprints from several different patients, they alert the epidemiologists right away.
Preventing New Cases Cdc-pdf[PDF 155KB]
Always wash your hands before you eat.
Campylobacter jejuni Cdc-pdf[PDF 147KB]
This bacterium hangs out in bird droppings, raw milk, and untreated water.
E.coli 0157:H7 Cdc-pdf[PDF 146KB]
You can stop E. coli by never eating raw or undercooked hamburger or by not drinking unpasteurized milk and juice and by always washing your hands after touching raw meats.
Shigella Cdc-pdf[PDF 132KB]
Shigella, spreads to other people by contaminated salads, sandwiches, and water. To stop this disease, wash your hands before eating.
Listera Cdc-pdf[PDF 146KB]
Listera loves cool, wet places like soft cheese, sandwich meat, and hotdogs. Throw away foods that have passed the expiration date and be sure the food you eat is clean and fully cooked.
Salmonellosis Cdc-pdf[PDF 149KB]
You can stop Salmonella by eating foods that are clean and fully cooked. Always wash your hands before eating.
Separate Cdc-pdf[PDF 158KB]
Some foods have bad germs that can spread to other foods if we are not careful.
Chill Cdc-pdf[PDF 139KB]
Be cool. Chill out. Refrigerate promptly.
Cook Cdc-pdf[PDF 164KB]
The only way to be sure cooked food is safe to eat is by using a food thermometer.
Clean Cdc-pdf[PDF 152KB]
Washing your hands is one of the best ways to kill germs and keep them from spreading.