Women & Infectious Diseases Women's infectious disease burden is varied and vast, with many negative impacts throughout the life span. The Office of Minority and Women's Health supports research, education, training, and advocacy to reduce the infectious disease burden among women. The Office works to focus attention on the particular ways infectious diseases impact women, and on the appropriate gender-specific responses for prevention and education. Of particular concern is the impact of infectious diseases on conception, pregnancy, birth, and both maternal and infant mortality. Areas of women's health research and prevention supported by NCID and the Office of Minority and Women's Health include, among others, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, toxoplasmosis, Group B strep, viral hepatitis, and HPV-associated diseases. For information on these and other infectious diseases that affect women, see the Infectious Diseases Information Index at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/index.htm.