| President |
Infections Condition |
While In Office? |
| George Washington |
multiple serious infections |
- |
| George Washington |
malaria |
- |
| George Washington |
smallpox |
- |
| George Washington |
tuberculosis |
- |
| George Washington |
diphtheria |
- |
| George Washington |
recurrent dysentery |
- |
| George Washington |
quinsy |
- |
| George Washington |
pneumonia |
Yes |
| George Washington |
epiglottitis, doctors |
- |
| John Adams |
respiratory infection |
- |
| John Adams |
smallpox inoculation |
- |
| Thomas Jefferson |
smallpox inoculation |
- |
| Thomas Jefferson |
dysentery |
- |
| Thomas Jefferson |
jaw infection |
Yes |
| Thomas Jefferson |
buttock boils |
- |
| James Madison |
infection fears |
- |
| James Monroe |
recurrent malaria |
- |
| James Monroe |
fever |
Yes |
| Andrew Jackson |
smallpox |
- |
| Andrew Jackson |
malaria |
- |
| Andrew Jackson |
dysentery |
- |
| Martin van Buren |
colds, etc. |
- |
| Martin van Buren |
"influenza" |
- |
| William Harrison |
pneumonia |
Yes |
| John Tyler |
frequent colds |
- |
| James Polk |
cholera |
- |
| Zachary Taylor |
yellow fever |
- |
| Zachary Taylor |
dysentery |
- |
| Zachary Taylor |
malaria #1 |
- |
| Zachary Taylor |
malaria #2? |
- |
| Zachary Taylor |
malaria #3 |
- |
| Zachary Taylor |
fever |
- |
| Zachary Taylor |
cholera? |
Yes |
| Zachary Taylor |
typhoid? |
Yes |
| Franklin Pierce |
Whooping cough |
- |
| Franklin Pierce |
Bilious fever |
- |
| Franklin Pierce |
Pleurisy |
- |
| Franklin Pierce |
Cold |
- |
| Franklin Pierce |
Chill and cold |
Yes |
| Franklin Pierce |
Pneumonia, maybe |
Yes |
| Franklin Pierce |
malaria |
Yes |
| Franklin Pierce |
tuberculosis |
- |
| James Buchanan |
dysentery #1 |
- |
| James Buchanan |
dysentery #2 |
Yes |
| Abraham Lincoln |
malaria - 1830 |
- |
| Abraham Lincoln |
malaria - 1835 |
- |
| Abraham Lincoln |
syphilis |
- |
| Abraham Lincoln |
scarlet fever? |
- |
| Abraham Lincoln |
food poisoning |
Yes |
| Abraham Lincoln |
smallpox |
Yes |
| Andrew Johnson |
typhoid fever |
- |
| Ulysses Grant |
malaria |
- |
| Ulysses Grant |
severe cold |
- |
| Ulysses Grant |
tooth extraction |
- |
| Ulysses Grant |
chills and fever |
- |
| Ulysses Grant |
headaches and fever |
- |
| Ulysses Grant |
malaria, probably |
- |
| Ulysses Grant |
multi-system misery |
- |
| Ulysses Grant |
boils and headaches |
- |
| James Garfield |
"ague" |
- |
| James Garfield |
bad cold |
- |
| Chester Arthur |
malaria? |
Yes |
| Grover Cleveland |
typhoid fever |
- |
| Grover Cleveland |
diphtheria prophylaxis |
- |
| Benjamin Harrison |
food poisoning |
- |
| Benjamin Harrison |
scarlet fever |
- |
| Benjamin Harrison |
a cold and toothache |
Yes |
| Benjamin Harrison |
pneumonia |
- |
| William McKinley |
the grippe |
Yes |
| Theodore Roosevelt |
otitis media & thigh abscess |
- |
| Theodore Roosevelt |
? infection |
- |
| William Taft |
typhoid fever |
- |
| William Taft |
perineal abscess |
- |
| William Taft |
food poisoning #1 |
- |
| William Taft |
food poisoning #2 |
- |
| William Taft |
cold |
Yes |
| William Taft |
cold |
Yes |
| William Taft |
pink eye |
Yes |
| William Taft |
cold |
Yes |
| William Taft |
mosquito netting |
Yes |
| Woodrow Wilson |
cold |
Yes |
| Woodrow Wilson |
influenza + cerebral event |
Yes |
| Warren Harding |
mumps orchitis |
- |
| Herbert Hoover |
croup |
- |
| Herbert Hoover |
childhood ills |
- |
| Herbert Hoover |
shingles |
- |
| Herbert Hoover |
GI hemorrhage |
- |
| Harry Truman |
diphtheria |
- |
| Harry Truman |
farsightedness |
- |
| Harry Truman |
sore throat |
Yes |
| Harry Truman |
smallpox vaccine |
Yes |
| Harry Truman |
intestinal flu |
Yes |
| John Kennedy |
scarlet fever |
- |
| John Kennedy |
measles |
- |
| John Kennedy |
reading glasses in youth |
- |
| John Kennedy |
?sexually transmitted disease |
- |
| John Kennedy |
malaria? and green skin |
- |
| Richard Nixon |
1960 debate |
- |
| Gerald Ford |
swine flu immunization |
Yes |
| Gerald Ford |
tongue abscess |
- |
| Gerald Ford |
"horrible cold" |
- |
| Gerald Ford |
pneumonia |
- |
| Ronald Reagan |
pneumonia |
- |
| Ronald Reagan |
severe cold |
- |
| Ronald Reagan |
pneumonia |
- |
| George Bush |
staph infection |
- |
| William Clinton |
refused anthrax vaccine |
Yes |
| George W. Bush |
smallpox vaccine |
Yes |
| Barack Obama |
childhood infections |
- |
| Barack Obama |
infectious exposures |
- |
| Barack Obama |
traveler's diarrhea |
- |
| Barack Obama |
head cold |
- |
| Donald Trump |
Fear of sexually transmitted disease |
- |
| Donald Trump |
Debate cold |
- |
| Donald Trump |
"Germaphobe" |
Yes |
| Donald Trump |
Gingivitis / periodontitis |
Yes |
| Donald Trump |
Covid-19 and hydroxychloroquine |
Yes |
| Donald Trump |
Covid-19 |
Yes |
