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 more 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

Information on the Ebola virus including the risks and symptoms

Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157

Learn about escherichia coli O157 symptoms and treatment

Fever in adults

Learn about fever in adults

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 Lyme disease symptoms and treatments

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

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

Ringworm and other fungal infections

Learn about ringworm symptoms and treatments

Rubella

​Rubella symptoms, causes and treatments

Scarlet fever

Learn about scarlet fever symptoms and treatments

Self-help guide: Fever in adults

Advice on managing the symptoms of fever in adults

Self-help guide: Fever in babies

Advice on managing the symptoms of fever in babies and children under 2 years of age

Self-help guide: Flu-like illness

Advice for people of all ages with the symptoms of cold or flu

Self-help guide: Tick bites

Advice for people of all ages with insect or tick bites.

Shingles

Learn about shingles symptoms and treatments

Slapped cheek syndrome

Learn about slapped cheek syndrome symptoms and treatments

Tetanus

Tetanus symptoms, causes and treatments

Thrush in men

Learn about thrush symptoms and treatments

Tuberculosis (TB)

Tuberculosis (TB) symptoms, causes and treatments

Vaginal thrush

Learn about vaginal thrush symptoms 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