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      • 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.
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  2. May 2, 2024 · This is a list of infectious diseases arranged by name, along with the infectious agents that cause them, the vaccines that can prevent or cure them when they exist and their current status. Some on the list are vaccine-preventable diseases .

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › InfectionInfection - Wikipedia

    May 1, 2024 · 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.

  4. 6 days ago · infectious disease, in medicine, a process caused by an agent, often a type of microorganism, that impairs a person’s health. In many cases, infectious disease can be spread from person to person, either directly (e.g., via skin contact) or indirectly (e.g., via contaminated food or water).

  5. 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 ...

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MalariaMalaria - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · 619,000 (2021) [5] Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates. [6] [7] [3] Human malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, fatigue, vomiting, and headaches. [1] [8] In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death. [1] [9] Symptoms usually begin 10 to 15 days after being bitten by an ...

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  7. May 1, 2024 · Infectious diseases are those caused by microorganisms like bacteria or viruses, which can be spread from patient to patient. The AMA provides resources to physicians treating infectious diseases. Related Topics: Public Health Issues Coronavirus Marburg Virus Candida Auris Norovirus Bird Flu Ebola HIV Zika Virus Catalog of Topics

  8. Apr 26, 2024 · Cryptococcal Disease in Diverse Hosts D.B. Meya and P.R. Williamson N Engl J Med 2024;390:1597-1610 Cryptococcus accounts for up to 180,000 deaths annually and 68% of HIV-related meningitis cases.

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