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Rheumatic fever
Learn about this complication of strep throat and scarlet fever and what you can do to prevent it.
Rheumatoid arthritis
This chronic inflammatory disorder can affect more than just your joints. It can also damage your skin, eyes, lungs, heart and blood vessels.
Rickets
Learn what can cause this bone-softening disease in children and how supplements may prevent or treat the condition.
Ringworm (body)
Learn more on causes, symptoms, treatments of this easily spread fungal skin infection that itches and is related to athlete's foot.
Roseola
Learn about the causes of and home-care tips for this common viral infection that often affects children by age 2, causing a high fever followed by a rash.
Rotavirus
Learn more about this common childhood condition that causes fever, vomiting, diarrhea and sometimes abdominal pain.
Rubella
Learn more about the symptoms and prevention of this contagious viral infection best known for its distinctive red rash.
Rumination syndrome
Learn about this condition that results in regurgitating and reswallowing food. Behavioral therapy and medicine are treatments.
Ruptured eardrum (perforated eardrum)
A ruptured eardrum is a hole or tear in your eardrum, the thin tissue that separates your ear canal from your middle ear.
Salmonella infection
This common bacterial infection is spread through contaminated food or water and affects the intestinal tract. Learn more about prevention and treatment.
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