Infectious disease expert Dr. Dave Wessner explains how infectious diseases get their names, and why using those names properly is an important aspect of fighting them. The use of proper names for ...

The inaction "demonstrates a profound disregard for human life," says IDSA leader ...

Infectious diseases are illnesses caused by pathogenic microorganisms—including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites—that invade a host, replicate, and ...

As immune function wanes, people become vulnerable. What should be a sniffle becomes deadly pneumonia. Infections that should remain dormant awaken to fatal effect. An obscure fungus kills. People ...

Infectious diseases are defined as those that are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses. A person can be infected with a pathogenic microorganism ...

NYC Health + Hospitals announced that three of its acute care hospitals have been named as recipients of the Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment and Network Development (STAND) Award from the National ...

Infectious diseases are a leading cause of illness and death worldwide, and are particularly dangerous to individuals with compromised immune systems. Immunocompromised people are less apt to control ...

The UAB Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship is a three-year training program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and affiliated with the Heersink School ...

If you prefer an online learning experience, you can still earn a Drexel master’s degree in the field of infectious disease. The online Master of Science in Infectious Disease program features the ...

The duration of the subspecialty training is two years. It consists of clinical and research training. Additional research training is available. All applications must be submitted through the ...