Dr. Chirag Vasa
Infectious Disease
Astoria, NY
29 years experience male
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Practicing Infectious diseases physician since 2002.
Providing out patient Travel vaccines and consultations for various Infectious disease and HIV medicine.
Providing education for Infection control practice.
Practicing infectious Disease consultant at Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens, New York.
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Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Chirag Vasaanswered
Infectious Disease 29 years experience
May be: This may be due to inflammation . Try not to give more force while blowing nose. Try some nasal saline drops and if not help than see ENT doc.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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See your doctor : Pap smear needs interpretation through your doctor! is there any cells change ? Infection? Hpv? Or other changes? Zithromax for your chlamydia! see yo... Read More
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A 60-year-old male asked:
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No: There is no need to have antibiotics if conditions you asked exist.
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A member asked:
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Examination : You should be seen by your doctor to rule out any UTI or other etiology
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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HIV virus: One way to find out is repeat HIV elisa test 8 weeks and 3 months apart or have HIV RNA pcr test to confirm. Later test confirm almost.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Depends : It depends on what organism causing pneumonia , what is the presentation at the time of diagnosis, co morbid condition, time antibiotics given, associ... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Yes: It is possible to have this.Vulva and anal area can have infection involve abscess , boils or std's ( depends on exposure and risky behaviors ). Vagin... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Need to see doctor: You should be seen by ENT consultant as this may have several possibilities , ulcer may be benign or other etiology to rule out. Some time abx can giv... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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May be: If whole perineum with vagina and anus area invoke than this is serious infection leads to fasciitis , fournier gangrene, needs to be seen by surgeon
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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See your doctor : You may need to be seen by your gyn to find out any other cause of bleeding.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Medication : Prevention of malaria without medication possible by having deet 30% mosquitoes repellents to apply with mosquitoes net protection. There are several ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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See physician : You need to be seen by your gynecologist to rule out any vaginitis. I doubt it is related due to unprotected sex.
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
May be: If you have no sexual exposure or any other risk that transmit HIV than you are fine. You said "potential exposure" , what else exposure you mean? . N... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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No: There is no necessary to do test of cure test.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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See gastrologist: This may be infectious vs non infectious diarrhea , it is best you see gastroenterologist or infectious disease physician
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A 56-year-old male asked:
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Unlikely: This may be not infectious as you may not have other symptoms. You still need to be check by your physician and keep record of your symptoms and fever... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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See physician : You have symptoms that suggestive of some systemic illness including dm, tb, malignancy or other causes. Please see your doc.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Varies: It has many answers . Hiv disease symptoms range from asymptomatic to symptomatic phase . If you ask acute condition than mostly it present as acute m... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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See doctor : It is better you should seen your doctor. There are several other information and physical examination needed before coming to conclusion of infection... Read More
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A member asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
UTI: This may be uti. Unless you have any local small ulcer or skin trauma , you should go to your physician to rule out uti.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Candida: Possibility of candida vaginitis as common after abx . See your physician for complete evaluation.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Immune: You are consider immune , no need of revaccinate. Check again in 2-3 years and if titter below than normal than consider one dose of booster.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Needs exam: You may need thorough medical and gyn exam to find out cause of this condition. Only blood test do not rule out all condition , either infection or no... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
Yes : Yes if taken HIV meds appropriate manner and see doctors frequently, now a days full life is possible. Needs to take meds so HIV virus stays undetecta... Read More
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A 61-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
Yes: Yea it is sulfa abx. Useful as immuno modulator in lupus and rheumatoid arthritis !
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
Contagious : Scabies is an easily spread skin disease caused by a very small species of mite. It is contagious , if you are diagnosed with this disease than seek t... Read More
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A 57-year-old male asked:
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See doctor: There are several causes of post op fever , needs infectious disease physician consultation .Only taking tylenol (acetaminophen) will not help , to es... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
Depends: Very good question . It depends on nature and extend and site of phlebitis. Generally non infected phlebitis go quickly if not on joints. Larger phleb... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Antibiotics: You should be seen by infectious disease physician . You may have possible of either resistant organisms , associated tinea infection , any dm or ass... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
Purpura: Ideally it should not happen without injury. If happen than may be related some coagulation disorder or some vitamin deficiency. Some platelets disord... Read More
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A female asked:
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Asymtomatic: Possibility to have without symptoms having hsv. Asymptomatic shedding may be common.
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Need examination : You may have simple bacterial infection vs hsv infection , need to be seen by your gyn.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
Depends: It depends where is the yeast , yeast in blood is serious. Yeast in urine is not significant in most circumstances . Yeast in vagina without treatment... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
Gargle: Wash mouth, gargle with simple water or any antiseptic mouth wash- listerine mouth wash may good.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
May be: Bladder cancer may present with blood in urine and recurrent cystitis or UTI . Cervical cancer depends on staging cause UTI symptoms .This are associ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Above 60 year : Zostavax vaccine is indicated above age of 60 years.
It is not safe to have this vaccine while pregnant.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Category C: C:use with caution if benefits outweigh risks. Animal studies show risk and human studies not available or neither animal nor human studies done.Side ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
See physician : Need to seen physician as this may be infection vs any other systemic disease , mainly dm.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
Infection: This may be aphthous ulcer vs infection related , as you have sore throat and and difficulty swallowing than you should see your doctor you have if re... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
See doctor : This is hematuria, needs to be seen by urologist to rule out any stone or other etiology including mass or infectious causes at least need to have ur... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
Yes : You should be evaluated by any medical personnel , you may go to your physician as he knows your medical history so he can help.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
Post nasal drip: You may have still residual pharyngitis with post nasal drip , please see your doctor for proper diagnosis and treatment
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
No: There is no need of combination abx for e. Coli uti, need to treat as per symptoms and sensitivity with single agent .See your physician or infectiou... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Re visit: You may need re visits your urologist to find out about this pain, this may be another calculus or passing of stone can cause pain.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
Yes: Hpv virus transmission is not 100% preventable through use of condom.
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
Check: Only way to prove you did not have is to get blood test for HIV disease.Safe protected sex is the way to prevent HIV until you have monogamous relatio... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
Depends: There are few std's that are associated with cancers . Hiv, hpv. And hepatitis b are disease that can be transmitted through sex and all are associate... Read More
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A member asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
Candida: This seems to be candida infection or other cause, should be seen by gynecologist, is there use of recent antibiotics or history of dm? Per vaginal ex... Read More
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A member asked:
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Infectious Disease 29 years experience
See doctor: You need to be seen by your physician and should be evaluated for any systemic disease.
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Inflammation : Suggestive of inflammation and/or infectious etiology , needs exam of stool and other work up, should see your doctor.
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Dr. Vasa is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Vasa is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! I saw my doctor 2 wks ago she ruled it out as sinus infection when checking the lymph nodes around the neck. I had a runny left nostril.
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Thank you but is this contagious because both my daughter and i were at his house over night. I dobt want either of us to be infected
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank u Dr, i did hiv test yesterday after 3weeks of my unexpected sex and its negative , is any more test require?
Awards
Thought Leader, Third Place, Manhattan, NY - Winter
2013
Top Infectious Disease Specialist , Second Place, New York - Winter
2013
Top Infectious Disease Specialist , Second Place, New York - Summer
2013
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