Public Health Information

Other Public Health Topics

Students, faculty, and staff come to ISU from all over the world and members of the community also participate in constant domestic and international travel. Given the global nature of ISU’s community, the public health team has compiled the following list of helpful public health topics, specifically those infectious diseases that require targeted public health follow up: 

Cholera 

CDC Resource Page
WHO Resource Page

Diphtheria 

CDC Resource Page

Epstein-Barr Virus (EPV) and Infectious Mononucleosis

CDC Resource Page

Infectious tuberculosis 

CDC Resource Page

WHO Resource Page

Measles 

CDC Resource Page

WHO Resource Page

Meningococcal disease 

CDC Resource Page

WHO Resource Page

Mumps 

CDC Resource Page

Plague 

CDC Resource Page

WHO Resource Page

Rubella 

CDC Resource Page

Scarlet fever 

CDC Resource Page

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS, MERS, COVID-19) 

COVID-19

CDC Resource Page

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) 

CDC Resource Page

WHO Resource Page

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome:  

CDC Resource Page

WHO Resource Page

Smallpox 

CDC Resource Page

WHO Resource Page

Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease

CDC Resource Page

Viral hemorrhagic fevers (like Ebola) 

CDC Resource Page

Ebola

CDC Resource Page

WHO Resource Page

Marburg

CDC Resource Page

WHO Resource Page

Yellow fever 

CDC Resource Page

WHO Resource Page

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO: World Health Organization

Additional Resources 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

World Health Organization (WHO)

The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)
A free service to allow U.S. citizens and nationals traveling and living abroad to enroll their trip with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

Benefits of enrolling in STEP:

  • Receive important information from the Embassy about safety conditions in your destination country, helping you make informed decisions about your travel plans.
  • Help the U.S. Embassy contact you in an emergency, whether natural disaster, civil unrest, or family emergency.
  • Help family and friends get in touch with you in an emergency.