Infectious Disease

Infectious disease focuses on illnesses caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, including diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies.

• Cellulitis (skin and soft tissue infection, SSTI classification, empiric antibiotics)
• Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI, toxin A/B, fidaxomicin, FMT, IDSA/SHEA guidelines)
• Hepatitis (viral hepatitis overview, acute and chronic forms)
• Hepatitis B (HBV, serologic markers, tenofovir)
• Hepatitis C (HCV, direct-acting antivirals, SVR, cure)
• HIV/AIDS (CD4 staging, ART regimens, PrEP, opportunistic infections)
• Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi, erythema migrans, doxycycline)
  • Deep Dives: EM Rash Guide · Tick Bite First Aid · Testing Explained · Antibiotic Protocols · PTLDS & Chronic Lyme · Co-Infections · Neuroborreliosis · Prevention & Removal
• Malaria (Plasmodium species, artemisinin-based therapy, chemoprophylaxis)
• Meningitis (bacterial and viral, CSF analysis, empiric antibiotics)
• Sepsis (Sepsis-3 criteria, SOFA/qSOFA, Surviving Sepsis Campaign)
• Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis, RIPE therapy, latent TB)
• Shingles (Herpes Zoster) (varicella-zoster reactivation, postherpetic neuralgia)

Research Papers

The following PubMed topic searches retrieve current peer-reviewed literature on Infectious Disease. Each link opens a live PubMed query so you always see the most recent publications.

1. Emerging infectious diseases review
2. Antimicrobial resistance global
3. Hospital acquired infections
4. Sepsis epidemiology
5. Vaccine preventable disease
6. Zoonotic disease spillover
7. Infectious disease diagnostic stewardship
8. One health infectious disease
9. Neglected tropical diseases
10. Antibiotic stewardship program

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Connections

• Cellulitis
• Sepsis
• Meningitis
• Tuberculosis
• HIV/AIDS
• Hepatitis
• Lyme Disease
• Malaria
• Shingles
• Bacteria
• Immune Boosting

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