DOCTORS' DIRECTORY

Infectious diseases cover a broad range of conditions caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites. Anyone can contract an infectious disease by drinking, eating touching or breathing something that contain harmful germs. It can also spread through insect and animal bites, as well as through kissing and sexual contact.

Medical experts of infectious diseases typically provide management and treatment to health condition like:

• Pneumonia
• Bone infections
• Viral hepatitis
• HIV

Less commonly, they also treat conditions like:

• Dengue
• Cholera
• Dysentery (an infection in the intestine)
• Diphtheria
• Malaria
• Ebola
• Meningitis (inflammation in the brain)
• Yellow fever
• Tuberculosis
• Typhoid Fever
• Sepsis (an infection that causes exaggerated immune response)

Common Interventions Done by Specialists

• Drug prescription
• Lumbar puncture – a hollow needle injected into the lower portion of the spinal to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid for diagnosis or inject medication
• Sigmoidoscopy – an examination of the intestine using a tiny camera
• Insertion of catheter into a central vein to deliver fluid medication

See an Infectious Disease specialist if you suspect any symptoms may be a cause of virus or bacteria. Generally, it starts off as a fever and then develops to a more serious symptom.