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Infectious Diseases
SystemImmune system
Significant diseasesInfections, e.g. Osteomyelitis, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, Influenza, Bioterrorism
Significant testsBlood cultures, Serology, Medical Imaging
SpecialistInfectious disease specialist

Infectious medicine or infectious disease medicine is a medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis, control and treatment of infections. An infectious disease (ID) specialist's practice may consist largely of managing nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections, or it may be out-patient based, in which case it focuses more on community-acquired infections. 

Scope

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ID specialists typically serve as consultants to other physicians in cases of complex infections or immunologic issues, and often manage patients with HIV/AIDS and other forms of immunodeficiency. [1]

History

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ID is historically associated with travel medicine and tropical medicine, as many diseases acquired in tropical and subtropical areas are infective in nature.[2]

Training

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Infectious disease specialist
Occupation
NamesDoctor, Medical Specialist
Occupation type
Specialty
Activity sectors
Medicine
Description
Education required
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) or
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Fields of
employment
Hospitals, Clinics

United States

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In the US, ID is a subspecialty of internal medicine or pediatrics[3] (i.e., an internist or pediatrician trains for an additional 1–2 years as a medical fellow to qualify as an ID specialist and sit for the ID boards).

References

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  1. ^ "IDSA : What is an ID Specialist". www.idsociety.org. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  2. ^ Joint Royal Colleges Postgraduate Training Board. "Infectious Diseases". Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  3. ^ "Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine". American Association of Medical Colleges.
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Category:Medical specialties