Infectious diseases
Infectious diseases are caused by micro-organisms, their toxins or parasites and, due to their nature and mode of spreading, they pose a threat to human life and health. They can be spread through: direct contact, the droplet spread, sexual contact, insects and arachnids.
The infectious diseases include: brucellosis, echinococcosis, Lyme disease, botulism, chikungunya, cholera, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), bacterial dysentery, dengue, plague, Ebola and Marburg virus diseases, Rift Valley fever (RVF), Lassa fever, Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever, Q fever, West Nile fever, tuberculosis, influenza, pandemic influenza, H5N1 avian influenza, HIV/AIDS, yersiniosis, campylobacteriosis, tick-borne encephalitis, pertussis, legionellosis, leishmaniasis, leptospirosis, listeriosis, malaria, invasive diseases caused by meningococci, pneumococci and Haemophilus influenzae, MERS, noroviruses, measles, smallpox, chickenpox and shingles, diphtheria (scarlet fever), rotavirus, rubella, salmonellosis, typhoid and paratyphoid, SARS, mumps, tetanus, toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis, tularemia, anthrax, viral hamorrhagic fevers, rabies, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, St. Louis encephalitis, and yellow fever.
The infectious diseases outpatient clinic in Łódź for children and adults specializes in diagnostics and treatment of:
- infectious viral, bacterial, and parasitic diseases,
- chronic liver damage against of another origin: toxic or immunological one.
Why choose an infectious diseases specialist at Salve Medica?
We provide professional and attentive care, short waiting times for appointments, and well-equipped medical facilities.
We act in a comprehensive manner by concentrating in one place the offer of outpatient clinics of physicians of various specialties, diagnostic tests, including diagnostic imaging (CT scans, MRI, ultrasound, X-ray). We also perform surgical procedures at our hospital.
We allow electronic appointment registration and access to the Internet patient account where you can check medical recommendations, receive test results or e-prescriptions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Consult an infectious disease specialist, if you notice worrying symptoms: rapidly developing fever, muscle aches, nausea, or diarrhea. When it turns out that you have contracted a tropical disease after an exotic trip, you will be referred immediately for treatment.