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3 days ago · The Division of Infectious Diseases provides the highest quality comprehensive care to both inpatients and outpatients with all types of infectious diseases, ranging from strongly suspected diagnoses to confirmed cases of rare complexities. Each year our award-winning physicians treat approximately 4,000 patients in our inpatient and outpatient ...
3 days ago · Dr. Marrazzo began her tenure as the sixth NIAID Director in the fall of 2023. She oversees a $6.6 billion budget that supports research to advance the understanding, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. She is internationally recognized for her research and education efforts in the field of sexually transmitted infections, especially as they ...
5 days ago · Human papillomavirus infection ( HPV infection) is caused by a DNA virus from the Papillomaviridae family. [5] Many HPV infections cause no symptoms and 90% resolve spontaneously within two years. [1] In some cases, an HPV infection persists and results in either warts or precancerous lesions. [2] These lesions, depending on the site affected ...
May 20, 2024 · Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, bilharzia, and Katayama fever, [1] [2] [9] is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes. [5] The urinary tract or the intestines may be infected. [5] Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody stool, or blood in the urine. [5] Those who have been infected for a long time may ...
5 days ago · Public health. Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". [1] [2] Analyzing the determinants of health of a population and the threats it faces is the basis for ...
2 days ago · Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may affect any segment of the gastrointestinal tract. [3] Symptoms often include abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, abdominal distension, and weight loss. [1] [3] Complications outside of the gastrointestinal tract may include anemia, skin rashes, arthritis, inflammation of the ...
1 day ago · Sepsis is defined as SIRS in response to an infectious process. Severe sepsis is defined as sepsis with sepsis-induced organ dysfunction or tissue hypoperfusion (manifesting as hypotension, elevated lactate, or decreased urine output). Severe sepsis is an infectious disease state associated with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS)
