Dr. John Froude
Infectious Disease
Kingston, NY
55 years experience male
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Have practiced Medicine in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Nigeria, Uganda, Zimbabwe and a short stint on a hospital boat on Lake Titicaca on the Bolivian side.
For the last 30 years have practiced in the USA in the subspeciality of Infectious Disease, in New York City for 20 years and for the last ten in Woodstock NY in a busy group practice. Nothing human is alien to me.
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Infectious Disease
Licenses
United States: New York
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
157 Answers
18 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Froudeanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Flu or other : Your sensations are attributable to fever of which there are many causes that would require a trip to your doctor to figure out. Colds and flu are co... Read More
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A member asked:
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Yes: Drug drug interactions are common and no online list is entirely accurate. The risk of side effects from this combination is extremely small however a... Read More
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A 71-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Yes: how much kelp do you take? There have been cases of iodine toxicity associated with too much seaweed. There is no known contraindication to taking kel... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Unusual: These are the main risks for vaginal candida.
Diabetes
Steroid therapy
Antibiotics
Do any of these apply?
How is your baby now?
Fluconozale table... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Very rare: Ulcers are caused usually by helicotbacter pylori for which the treatment IS antibiotics. It is not uncommon for antibiotics to cause abdominal disco... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Penicillins mostly: Antibiotics may interfere with the effectiveness of birth control pills. Have they ever lead to failure of birth control? Not conclusively although i... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Can't say: the combination of sore throat and laryngitis suggests a viral infection but it is impossible to say with certainty. If you are getting better on Tyle... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Not with certainty: Primary syphilis causes a PAINLESS ulcer on the genitals.
VDRL test becomes positive 2 to 5 weeks after infection. A negative test at six weeks defin... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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NO: Thanks to modern anesthesia, the pain of removing an infected tooth is minimal. Untreated infected teeth and gum infection is very painful already, so... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Taking AZithromycin with inhaled bronchodilators has a small but definite risk of abnormal heart rhythms some more dangerous than others. Do you real... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
YES: Chlamydia tests is BAD TEST of FIDELITY. Of course neither of you have cheated.
False positive tests for the usual NAAT tests are not uncommon. Fals... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
See doctor: First, are they lymph nodes or fatty tissue.
If lymph nodes they shouldn't be there and an explanation needs to be found.
How are you feeling?
Any ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Dont worry: There is an infection in the skin in the area drained by that lymph node. It is the immune system doing its duty. Good. What could it be? Did you noti... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Physical therapy: As you already know you have a rare disorder at a rather young age. Positive attitude under the care of an authority in the field, who is up to date o... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Find a physician.: The answer is yes, through health tap, but you need to find a physician and sign up with him or her. Vaginosis and oral thrush can be very well treate... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
No: Primary syphilis is a painless ulcer on the genitals. Generally available tests do not become positive for two to six weeks. Experienced physicians ca... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Gastroenteritis: It may have been something you ate. Sometimes food is contaminated with toxins made by bacteria.
As the vomiting has improved, so will your other sym... Read More
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A female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Have it checked.: It is hard to know what a purple lesion on the side of your tongue represents. It might be nothing but get it looked at by an expert.
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A 44-year-old male asked:
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Possibly: If you have atopic dermatitis with secondary infection, antibiotics can magically clear the whole thing up. Since clarithromycin is effective against ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Unlikely. Get tested: Acute HIV seroconversion occurs "several " weeks after infection. Two weeks is a little early, but not impossible. I doubt HIV infection from unprotec... Read More
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A 47-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
~Yes: Well it's not normal, shingles is not normal. Lymphadenopathy does occur in shingles occasionally.
Where are your shingles?
If the nodes are tende... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
See doctor.: Hm, these lesions need more aggressive local therapy and possibly intravenous antibiotics. Sounds as if they might be due to staph possibly MRSA which... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
No.: The high WCC is not normal. Nor is the low ig%&#.
Do you take treatment for PA? Pernicious Anemia I assume? `PA usually has a low white count
... Read More
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A member asked:
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Probably not: HPV is not a contraindication to bone marrow dontation
EBV, since 60% of americans at least are infected with it usually have the infection under immu... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
? conjunctivitis.: Sounds most like early conjunctivitis Are you otherwise healthy? Are you in contact with anyone with redeye or children in general?
Antibiotic eye dr... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Unlikely: When you say yeast infection are you referring to vaginitis? If so ,it is very unlikely indeed that it will spread or involve other parts of the body.... Read More
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A member asked:
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Might be: Got better very quickly for influenza.
Taking the worse case scenario, a patient is infectious for five to seven days after becoming sick.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
It would be ulikely: Good idea to see your doctor on Monday.
There are quite a few more commoner causes of pain in the area you describe including esophagitis, GERD, per... Read More
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A member asked:
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Avoid lactose.: Acute gastroenteritis may be followed by a period of time when you are temporarily lactose intolerant.
So avoid, milk, cheese and dairy for a while, ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Wrap up. Moisturize.: It may be that you have COLD URTICARIA, a very common condition that leads to redness, itching and pain to exposed parts in the cold. The only effecti... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Could be: Symptoms usually occur 4-6 days after exposure so it's possible. Could just be a non mono sore throat.
Nearly all humans acquire EBV infection at so... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Well...........: Even if a certain part of the intestine's response to infection is to make diarrhea more likely, it's not that simple. Bacterial toxins and infection ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Cholera: Although there have been no cases in England for a hundred years.
An easily treatable pathogen in water Giardia, a protozoa like the amoeba can cause... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Acutegastroenteritis: Food poisoning is most likely. Anyone else in your family or contacts have this?
Otherwise viral or bacterial gastroenteritis is possible. Usually ge... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
See a hematologist: Your low WCC requires an explanation. There are many causes some trivial some not so trivial .
You definitely need a full evaluation by a good genera... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
No: Hep A immunity persists for life
Hep B immunity persists for life.
You can never get these infections again.
Don't forget there are other viruses t... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Local treatment: After washing throughly and gently, dry completely. First with towel and then with a little corn starch powder. If there is pus, apply a small amount ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
No: You are obviously allergic to penicillin. Penicillins and cephalosporins are related and if you are allergic to one you are risk of being allergic to ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Yes.: Its a bit odd I know but there is cross over in the lymphatics. Is it tender? If not or you have any doubts at all have it biopsied by your Primary Ca... Read More
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No. But is he okay?: In the natural course of a severe bite a stage might occur where he discharges bloody fluid. If he has no fever and is doing well otherwise a period o... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Gastroenteritis. : Your symptoms sound like nonspecific bacterial gastroenteritis. Caused usually by eating contaminated food or drink. This is common, does not require... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Redose: It's hard to be certain after an hour and a half so I would act on the side of caution. Try washing them down with half a glass of milk,
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
No problems. Cut it in half and swallow the two pieces. It will still work the way you want it to.
It is not standard practice to take antibiotics to... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Yes but with caution: Tazocin is a strong antibiotic of broad spectrum and potency.
Its problem is that it is given four times a day in doses of several grams. Therefore t... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Yes: 39 year old woman with thrush on broad spectrum antibiotics. Yes you can, its a good choice. ... Read More
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
On pill? yes: Flagyl can interfere with the absorption of the pill and this rarely leads to unexpected pregnancy If you are not on the pill it should not affect you... Read More
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A 69-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Nothing or pills: How bad are your symptoms? If you just get up once a night, avoiding drinking in the evening may be the answer. With more severe symptoms there are m... Read More
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A 51-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Would avoid.: Diarrhea without vomiting caused by food poisoning is usually self limiting and doesn't require specific treatment if you are generally well that is n... Read More
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A female asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Unrelated probably: The popping out of veins is related to gravity.
For instance if you hold your hand in the air the veins on the back of your hand will empty. If you l... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 55 years experience
See a physician: there are many causes of fever and to figure them out you need to see a doctor who can take a detailed history, examine you carefully and then select ... Read More
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Jul 4, 2017
Dr. Froude answered all of my questions very clearly and with the right amount of detail. He provided excellent advice. I highly recommend consulting him if you have questions you need answered.
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Jun 3, 2017
Dr Froude has extensive travel providing his professional expertise to many countries with
very good answers in detail and very helpful too.A great asset to Healthtap.
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Froude is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I have had 2 years of bone pain. Just restarted Methotrexate 2 days ago after many years. Diagnosed with Mitochondrial Disease/Myalgia, HBP.Fatigued& Lightheaded also. N...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Hi Dr Froude thank you for your kind professional advice i'm from the UK
and am suprised the Boots pharmacist in Thailand advised me to take charcoal capsules ,I did tak...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you. Yes I'm healthy. My eye is better now, it was just a one time thing I guess. I think it was because I didn't get enough sleep. But I'm okay now. It happened t...Read More
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of London, United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals, England
Graduated 1968MD
Residency
Guys Hospital Medical School
Awards
Top Doctor, Third Place, Albany Region - Spring
2016
Most Influential Doctor, Third Place, Albany Region - Spring
2016
Top Infectious Disease Specialist , Second Place, New York - Spring
2016
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