Disease Information

This page contains information about some of the most common communicable diseases in Virginia, as well as other diseases of interest.

Campylobacteriosis

• Fact Sheet

Chlamydia

• Fact Sheet
• Testing: Testing for chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections is offered at each local health department. Please call for further information or to make an appointment.

Gonorrhea

• Fact Sheet
• Testing: Testing for gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted infections is offered at each local health department. Please call for further information or to make an appointment. Please call for further information or to make an appointment.

Hepatitis C

• Fact Sheet
• CDC Know More Hepatitis Campaign

Influenza

• Fact Sheet
• VDH Site
• Influenza Information for Healthcare Professionals and Facilities
• Influenza Information for Other Settings: Business, Schools, and Childcare Settings
• Cover your Cough with Free Communication Resources from CDC
• Non-pharmaceutical interventions (CDC)
• Find seasonal influenza data on the VDH Influenza Surveillance Site

• Fact Sheet
• Tick Free Summer videos (VDH)
  • Prevention
  • How to Check for Ticks
  • When to Go to the Doctor
• Tick-Borne Disease Educational Materials

Norovirus

• Fact Sheet
• Have You Ever Heard of Norovirus? (Video from CDC)
• Norovirus Outbreak Control Guidelines (September 2013)
• Clean-up and Disinfection for Norovirus (“Stomach Bug”) Poster (poster in English and Spanish from Somerset (NJ) County, Department of Health, NEHA, Water Quality & Health Council, and American Chemistry Council)
• EPA’s Registered Antimicrobial Products Effective Against Norovirus

Health Topics A-Z

• Virginia Department of Health