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what is a pediatric infectious disease?

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Peds ID: An infection which occurs in a child with the age dependent on how you define childhood.  There are very few infections which occur only in children, but when such infections occur there may be diagnostic and therapeutic problems unique to certain age groups.

Question 2

why did pediatric infectious diseases call my house?

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Hard to say: It is impossible to say.  You would have to call the doctor and find out what they wanted.  It is possible that they called the wrong phone number.

Question 3

why did pediatric infectious diseases call my daughter louse?

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More info: Louse is the singular for lice. Does your daughter have lice? I can't imagine anyone calling your daughter a louse. If you misheard then perhaps speaking to the doc again would really help.

Question 4

is an infectious disease doctor and pediatric infectious disease doctor the same thing?

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Not Quite: This is a doctor, trained as a pediatrician. Then further training was obtained in the area of childhood infections. Thus they are specialists in the area of childhood (pediatric) infections. An infectious disease doctor usually is the same but with training for adults only.Or occasionally for all ages.

Question 5

anyone know what is a pediatric infectious disease doctor?

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A Specialist: This is a doctor, trained as a pediatrician. Then further training was obtained in the area of childhood infections. Thus they are specialists in the area of childhood (pediatric) infections.

Question 6

how do infectious disease states in the pediatric patient differ from adult disease states?

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Less tolerance: The pediatric patient has less reserve and tolerance for any disease or medical problem that their adult relations. The pediatric immune system is also less well developed, making them more susceptible to some problems.

Question 7

how can  a person catch infectious diseases?

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SEVERAL WAYS: Several ways
1 person to person contacts
2 mosquito and other insect bites
3 animal bites
3 by sexual contacts
4 by eating contaminated food
5 due to underluing immune problem 
6anatomic abnormalities in human body like urinary tract abnormalities, bronchectasis, fibrocystic disease.

Question 8

are new infectious diseases continually emerging?

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It's Inevitable!: Just as certain as the sun rising from the east, new infectious diseases will evolve because of  the innate drive for any organism to survive, based on the environmental pressures it has to overcome. This is the basis of how susceptible organisms become resistant to certain antibiotics. Additionally, as we  explore different areas in the world , we will expose ourselves to new diseases.

Question 9

are there many infectious diseases in emerging countries?

Accepted Answer

It's Inevitable!: In emerging countries, the encroachment of civilization into virgin forest will displace many animals and other organisms that may become a new disease. Alternatively, genetic reassortment of species- specific microbes will enable them to infect  us or else, cause them to become virulent when they were once benign.

Question 10

what are reportable infectious diseases and who gets told?

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Looks like State/CDC: This looks like something for the cdc.  This appears to be a list of infectious diseases that must be reported to the state health deparments who voluntarily report to the cdc and includes diseases like babesiosis, anthrax, diptheria, and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus).  In short, it seems to include all potentially epidemic conditions that must be reported so outbreaks can be controlled.

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