Infections and poisoning
Identifying, treating and managing viral and bacterial infections, and cases of poisoning
Chest infection
Learn about chest infection symptoms and treatments
Chickenpox
Learn about chickenpox symptoms and treatments
Clostridium difficile
Learn about clostridium difficile symptoms and treatment
Common cold
Learn about common cold symptoms and treatments
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Latest coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance from NHS Scotland and the Scottish Government
Ebola virus disease
How the Ebola virus spreads, the symptoms and risk levels.
Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157
Learn about escherichia coli O157 symptoms and treatment
Fever in adults
Learn about fever in adults, and its causes and treatments
Fever in children
Learn about fever in children and its causes
Flu
Learn about flu symptoms and treatments
Food poisoning
Learn about food poisoning symptoms and treatments
Glandular fever
Learn about glandular fever symptoms and treatments
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Problems caused by the Hib bacterium, and how it's spread
Hand, foot and mouth disease
Learn about hand, foot and mouth disease
Impetigo
Learn about impetigo symptoms and treatments
Lead poisoning
Learn about the symptoms and causes of lead poisoning
Lyme disease
Learn about the symptoms, causes, treatment, and when to speak to your GP.
Malaria
Learn about malaria symptoms and treatments
Measles
Learn about the symptoms of measles and how it can be treated
Meningitis
Learn about meningitis symptoms and treatments
Mpox (monkeypox)
Learn about mpox (monkeypox) symptoms and treatments
Mumps
Learn about mumps symptoms and treatments
Norovirus
Learn about norovirus symptoms and treatments
Oral thrush in adults
Learn about oral thrush symptoms and treatments
Pneumococcal infections
Pneumococcal infection symptoms, causes and treatments
Polio
Polio symptoms, causes and treatments
Rabies
Information about rabies and how to prevent it
Ringworm and other fungal infections
Learn about ringworm symptoms and treatments
Rubella
Learn about the symptoms of rubella and how it can be treated
Scarlet fever
Learn about scarlet fever symptoms and treatments
Shingles
Learn about shingles symptoms and treatments
Slapped cheek syndrome
Learn about slapped cheek syndrome symptoms and treatments
Streptococcus A (strep A)
Learn about streptococcus A (strep A) symptoms and treatments
Tetanus
Tetanus symptoms, causes and treatments
Thrush
Learn about vaginal thrush symptoms and treatments
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis (TB) symptoms, causes and treatments
Whooping cough
Learn about whooping cough symptoms and treatments
Yellow fever
Learn about yellow fever symptoms and treatments
Zika virus
Learn about the symptoms and treatments of the Zika virus