- Infectious diseases - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Infectious diseases are illnesses that happen when tiny living beings get inside the body and multiply Bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites are examples of organisms that can cause illness
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- Infectious Diseases - Overview - Mayo Clinic
Infectious diseases doctors in this division help people with HIV, bone infections, and infections related to complications of cancer, transplant, critical care and many other conditions
- Infectious diseases - Diagnosis treatment - Mayo Clinic
For infectious diseases, some basic questions to ask include: What's the most likely cause of my symptoms? Are there other possible causes? What kinds of tests do I need? Is my condition likely temporary or long lasting? What treatment do you recommend? I have other health conditions How can I best manage these conditions together?
- Urinary tract infection (UTI) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Diabetes and other diseases can impair the immune system — the body's defense against germs This can increase the risk of UTI s Catheter use People who can't urinate on their own often must use a tube, called a catheter, to urinate Using a catheter increases the risk of UTI s Catheters may be used by people who are in the hospital
- Influenza (flu) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Examples include asthma and other lung diseases, diabetes, heart disease, nervous system diseases, previous history of stroke, metabolic disorders, problems with the airway, and kidney, liver or blood disease
- History of infectious disease outbreaks and vaccines timeline
Visit the History of Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Vaccines Timeline to learn about the history of major disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics, as well as how vaccines and research affected many infectious diseases
- Top 5 infectious diseases in babies and kids - Mayo Clinic Press
On average, babies, toddlers and preschoolers can have seven or eight infections a year — or even 12 or more infections if they attend group child care — according to Nipunie S Rajapakse, M D , M P H , a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Mayo Clinic Children’s Center in Rochester, Minnesota
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