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Medical Specialist: Infectious Disease (ID)
After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous 3 year training program in Internal Medicine. After passing an examination and completing the requirements, the doctor is eligible to become Board Certified in Internal Medicine, whereupon he or she becomes an Internist. This is different from an intern, who is a doctor who has completed medical school and is in the first year of postgraduate training.
Infectious disease specialists (ID) complete two to three additional years of training in diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases after completing internal medicine training. They specialize in the use of anti-infection drugs and their adverse effects. ID doctors are experts in infection control and sometimes in immunology.
Associated Diseases
- HIV infection
- AIDS
- Antibiotic resistance
- MRSA
- Adult immunization
- Travel medicine and immunization
- Recurrent infection
- Tuberculosis
- Antibiotic resistant tuberculosis
- Bilharzia
- Wounds
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Toxoplasmosis
- Pneumocystis infections
- Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Reference:
American College of Physicians, 2008.
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Written by: JC Jones MA, RN
Reviewed by: Last Updated: February 20, 2008 Published By: Healthline Networks Inc. |
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