What diseases does the infectious disease department treat?

The infectious disease department is a department in the hospital that is specifically used to treat infectious diseases. Infectious diseases are very common diseases. Infectious colds, infectious rhinitis, cholera, measles, etc. are all infectious diseases. In the face of this disease, people need to take active prevention measures. We need to understand what diseases the infectious disease department can treat. Here we will introduce what diseases the infectious disease department treats.

The Department of Infectious Diseases is a basic department of the hospital and a branch of the Department of Internal Medicine. Fever symptoms, liver disease, gallbladder disease, hand, foot and mouth disease, encephalitis, inflammation, sepsis and many other diseases can be treated here.

The infectious disease department treats patients with infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, atypical pneumonia, hepatitis B, viral hepatitis, syphilis, AIDS, etc. It was previously called the infectious disease department. Cholecystitis is usually caused by stones and most patients are treated in the general surgery hospital.

Introduction to infectious diseases

Infectious diseases are a type of disease caused by various pathogens that can be transmitted between people, animals, or between people and animals. Most of the pathogens are microorganisms, and a small part are parasites. Diseases caused by parasites are also called parasitic diseases. For some infectious diseases, the epidemic prevention department must keep abreast of the incidence and take timely countermeasures. Therefore, once discovered, they should be reported to the local epidemic prevention department in a timely manner within the prescribed time. These are called statutory infectious diseases. China currently has 38 statutory infectious diseases in three categories: A, B and C.

Infectious diseases are characterized by the presence of pathogens, contagiousness and epidemicity, and often immunity after infection. Some infectious diseases are seasonal or endemic. There is no unified classification of infectious diseases. Some people classify them by pathogens, while others classify them by transmission routes. The prevention of infectious diseases should adopt comprehensive measures with the main focus on cutting off the main links of transmission. The spread and spread of infectious diseases must have three links, namely the source of infection (people and/or animals that can excrete pathogens), the transmission route (the route by which pathogens infect others) and susceptible people (people who are not immune to the infectious disease). If one of the links can be completely cut off, the occurrence and spread of the infectious disease can be prevented. The vulnerable links of various infectious diseases are different. It should be fully utilized in prevention. In addition to the dominant links, measures should also be taken for other links. Only in this way can we better prevent various infectious diseases.