list of infectious diseases causing flu-like syndrome list of infectious diseases causing flu-like syndrome this is a list of infectious diseases, other than the most common ones, that cause flu-like syndrome (influenza-like illness): main article: influenza-like illness bacterial anthrax brucellosis cat scratch fever legionellosis leptospirosis listeriosis lyme disease lymphogranuloma venereum mastitis salmonellosis toxic shock syndrome syphilis tuberculosis scrub typhus rocky mountain spotted fever viral bornholm disease (coxsackie b virus) chickenpox cytomegalovirus eastern equine encephalitis virus california encephalitis virus enteroviruses hendra virus hepatitis a, b, c, d, e herpes hiv-1, -2 newcastle disease human parainfluenza viruses human rhinovirus measles mers coronavirus human respiratory syncytial virus rubella sars coronavirus sars coronavirus 2 slapped cheek syndrome smallpox togaviridae venezuelan equine encephalitis fungal blastomycosis coccidioidomycosis histoplasmosis stachybotrys chartarum protozoan babesiosis leishmaniasis malaria toxoplasmosis