r/infectiousdisease is a subreddit with 7k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses infection, covid, bacteria, hantavirus, and virus.
For those interested in information on and discussions about emergent, resurgent and historical infectious diseases.
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Popular Themes in r/infectiousdisease
#1
News
: "Deadly drug-resistant fungus has spread to most U.S. states | 21MAR23"
12 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Diagnosed with Necrotizing Pneumonia - Ask Away"
11 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Wife is having chronic UTIs, and the Infectious Disease Doctor rejected her as a patient."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/infectiousdisease
#1
Infection
: "Parasite/fly Infection rural Australia"
41 posts
#2
Covid
: "Scientists debate how lethal Covid is. Some say it's now less risky than flu"
24 posts
#3
Bacteria
: "Man dies from Bacterial infection after eating raw oysters sold at Missouri seafood stand"
16 posts
#4
Hantavirus
: "Hantavirus at Sea: What We Know About the MV Hondius Outbreak (The Pathogen Dispatch #2)"
15 posts
#5
Virus
: "Tick-borne Powassan Virus Can Kill. What Is It? - Consumer Health News | HealthDay"
13 posts
#6
Infectious Disease
: "Infectious Disease fellowship"
12 posts
#7
Infections
12 posts
#8
Vaccine
: "South Africa and India will make four Vaccines without the help of rich western countries | 01SEP22"
11 posts
#9
Flu
: "COVID may have pushed a leading seasonal Flu strain to extinction"
10 posts
#10
Ebola
: "Ebola in DRC and Uganda: What Is Known So Far (Pathogen Dispatch #4)"
8 posts
Flair Used in r/infectiousdisease
#1
selfq
: "Hantavirus at Sea: What We Know About the MV Hondius Outbreak (The Pathogen Dispatch #2)"
44 posts
#2
Self_Question
: "Treatment resistant pinworm infection"
24 posts
#3
Media
: "Flight attendant tests negative for hantavirus; new case suspected on remote island"
20 posts
#4
Self - Question
: "African Virus"
6 posts
#5
MSTagg
: "Avian flu needs an altered PB2 polymerase for it to infect people efficiently."
4 posts
#6
MSTmedia
: "Large Study Finds Link Between Viral Infections and Future Brain Illness | link to study in comments | 25JAN23"
4 posts
#7
Scientific
: "Biofilms and AMR"
3 posts
#8
CDC
: "New World Screwworm: Outbreak Moves into Northern Mexico | HAN | CDC"
3 posts
#9
Video
: "How The Spanish Flu Became Modern History's Deadliest Pandemic | The Spa..."
3 posts
#10
BLOG
: "First Ebola case detected in Uganda's east as outbreak spreads"
2 posts
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Last updated: June 15, 2026