Dr. Ziad Akl
Infectious Disease
Washington, DC
33 years experience male
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Infectious Disease
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Carpal tunnel: You may have a carpal tunnel syndrome. See your doctor or preferably a neurologist.
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Yes: If one of you carried an std prior to being together, that person could have given it to the other person, and it can bounce back and forth. You both ... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Very unlikely: She has to be in the window period and the condom must have broken. The odds of both happening are close to nil.
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10 years: A tetanus shot should be renewed every ten years. However, in case of a major injury, a new one should be given if it has been more than 5 years since... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Infection: It is usually an infection with pus, could be due to any number of bacteria.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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C7: This is a common issue. You are describing symptoms of irritation/compression of the 7th cervical nerve or c7. It is often caused by carpal tunnel syn... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Uncommon: Most mosquito bites are harmless in the us. West nile virus is probably the most common infection transmitted by mosquitoes in the us.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Doubtful: It is more likely a local issue related to the hip area.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Infection specialist: Fever that lasts this long is unlikely to be due to an infection. However, you should see an infectious diseases specialist as they deal with fever of... Read More
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Laryngitis: Usually laryngitis lasts a few days. The less you speak, the faster the healing. Silence is golden!
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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?gonorrhea: This is possibly gonorrhea but other causes such as trichomonas or bvcannot be ruled out . You should see your gyn.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Pain killers : Ibuprofen or a similar anti inflammatory are helpful.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Chest wall: Coughing involves contraction of the chest wall muscles. After a while this can take its toll on the joints, ligaments and muscles which then cause pa... Read More
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Yes: It is easily treated with antibotics.
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Remove ring: First you have to remove the ring. If the area of redness is not too large it may resolve on its own. If it is large you may try triple antibitoic ove... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Germs: A cyst is a collection of fluid that is not infected. Boil is a common term for an abscess in the skin, that means bacteria penetrated the skin and ca... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Tough call: Often kids get better just by being taken out and breathing cold air, which makes them better on the way to the er. Try that first.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Depends on cause: Most cases are due to a viral infection, in which case you need a pain killer such as Ibuprofen or naproxen.
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A 53-year-old male asked:
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?: Erythematous mucosa means mucosa that is more red than usual. It does not point to a specific disease. It is just a sign that means that there is some... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Depends: It depends on what test you want to run on it, and it depends on whether it was sent with a preservative or not.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Infection: You're probably getting an infection somewhere in the area. Either the scalp or your ear. Next time it happens see an ENT while it is happening.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Not necessarily: Yellow mucus usually indicates an infection but it can be due to any number of causes.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Not contagious: Staph is part of the normal bacteria that reside on our skin. If someone gets a staph infection, it's because there was a breach of the normal body de... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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No lesions: Hiv itself does not cause skin lesions. Infections and cancer as a result of aids cause skin lesions and each has its own appearance.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Not necessarily: You may have the virus without ever having any outbreaks or manifestations.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Diagnosis: You're describing insect bites that got infected. If no improvement with antibiotics, either the diagnosis is wrong or you're on the wrong antibiotic.... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Children do: It is unusual in adults but children may have diarrhea with upper respiratory infections.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Several days: It takes a few days to leave your system but that doesn't mean you can't have adverse reactions after that. Ask your question again and detail your sy... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Consciousness level: For severe head trauma, the concern is a delayed bleeding in the space between the bone and the brain envelopes. It usually happens within 24 h. The f... Read More
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PID: The signs are a tender lower abdomen and elicited abdominal pain on pelvic exam (manual vaginal exam). Symptoms include lower abdominal pain, vaginal ... Read More
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A 56-year-old male asked:
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Need neurologist: Weakness and pain in legs can be caused by many conditions. I don't think you will find an answer here. You should be seen by a neurologist.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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URI: It is clear you have an upper respiratory infection. Whether you have a sinus infection on top of that is a tricky question to answer in a doctor's of... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Pressure ; hormones: Increased abdominal pressure during pregnancy, coupled with hormonal effects, cause esophageal reflux and heartburn. The nausea could be due to that o... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Diarrhea: The main symptom is watery diarrhea that is often severe and can be fatal unless treated rapidly with IV fluids.
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Depends: It depends on where the infection is. For example if it is a skin infection, you may have fever, redness, swelling, pain, pus etc. If it is a blood in... Read More
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Too vague: Please be more specific. Can you post a picture?
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Prescription meds: You will need a prescription from a doctor. More importantly, you need to make sure it is a thrush and if it is you need to find out why you have it. ... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Specialist: If you saw a doctor and they can't make a diagnosis you need to see a gastroenterologist to figure out the cause. Then you treat the cause.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Depends on cause: There are many causes of phlegm, some acute and some chronic. You need to have a diagnosis made first and then treat the cause.
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Probably not: Yeast infection usually causes white discharge. Yellow discharge is caused by stds and sometimes bacterial vaginosis. You need to get checked by a gyn... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Electrolytes ...: And other nutrients become depleted. For example you can have low potassium, low sodium, low vitamins like a, d, e and k. Weight loss can occur.
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Please clarify: Please clarify what you mean by phlebitis. In medical terms, it is an inflammation of a vein. It can be superficial or deep. It can be due to a clot ... Read More
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Muscle relaxant: It is a derivative of gamma amino butyric acid.
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Reaction: Cough is a defense mechanism intended to clear the lungs and airways from anything offending them.
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Popular remedy: Lice are becoming resistant to many insecticides. I strongly recommend apple cider vinegar and a metal comb. Google 'apple cider vinegar head lice sch... Read More
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Viral: Laryngitis is viral. No need for antibiotics.
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Please clarify: Is this something that's been happening for a long time or just a couple of days. If the latter, food poisoning is a common cause of diarrhea and you ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Lymph node: It is probably a lymph node caused by a regional infection, probably in your mouth.
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Possibly: Sometimes fever is hard to feel or detect, and sometimes it is suppressed by medications. However, you should note that stiff neck is a loose term whe... Read More
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Maybe: Chlamydia can cause infertility by blocking the tubes, but 1) you're not necessarily infertile; 2) there are many causes of infertility. If you keep f... Read More
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Nov 25, 2012
Great answers. Impressive.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Akl is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Akl is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! i discovered that I have pharyngitis. and I've been prescribed antibiotics. but I have body aches all over does that belong with it
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Thank you. In addition to the infection there are stones that have been in my r kidney since Oct 2010. Glad to know this is not the infectio
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Thank you. Was dx with the kidney infection 11/18 but no ct was done. I will try to get another appt w/ my pcm. Your answer was very helpful
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
St Joseph's University
Graduated 1990MD
Awards
Most Influential, Third Place, District Of Columbia - Winter
2013
Top Infectious Disease Specialist , First Place, District Of Columbia - Winter
2013
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