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What does an infectious disease doctor do? do they work in hospitals?
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Infectious Disease: They pretty much do what their name suggests. They are physicians that specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, whether they are bacterial, fungal or viral in nature.
Answered 5/22/2013
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Treats infections: An id specialist treats all infections caused by micro-organisms including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and parasites. We treat infections of every organ of the body. Examples include pneumonia, pyelonephritis(kidney infection), osteomyelitis(bone infections), hiv/aids, meningitis, amoebic dysentery etc. Etc. Some id docs mainly do hospital consultations while some have office practices.
Answered 7/9/2017
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