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Infectious diseases (ID), also known as infectiology, is a medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of infections. An infectious diseases specialist's practice consists of managing nosocomial (healthcare-acquired) infections or community-acquired infections.
Oct 24, 2016 · An infectious disease can be defined as an illness due to a pathogen or its toxic product, which arises through transmission from an infected person, an infected animal, or a contaminated inanimate object to a susceptible host.
- Jean Maguire van Seventer, Natasha S. Hochberg
- 10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00516-6
- 2017
- 2017
An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable disease, is an illness resulting from an infection. Infections can be caused by a wide range of pathogens, most prominently bacteria and viruses. Hosts can fight infections using their immune systems.
Oct 13, 2021 · Abstract. The twenty-first century has witnessed a wave of severe infectious disease outbreaks, not least the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a devastating impact on lives and livelihoods around the globe.
- Rachel E. Baker, Ayesha S. Mahmud, Ian F. Miller, Ian F. Miller, Malavika Rajeev, Fidisoa Rasambaina...
- 10.1038/s41579-021-00639-z
- 2021
- Nat Rev Microbiol. 2022; 20(4): 193-205.
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Feb 14, 2020 · Here, we delineate a framework for a systems biology approach to infectious disease in three parts: discovery — the design, collection and analysis of omics data; representation — the iterative...
Oct 13, 2021 · Abstract. The twenty-first century has witnessed a wave of severe infectious disease outbreaks, not least the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a devastating impact on lives and livelihoods...
