There are more than 30 different types of pneumonia. Identifying the type isn’t always easy. Our physicians are skilled at proper diagnosis and treatment.
Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is a bacterium that causes inflammation of the colon, leading to diarrhea and potentially severe complications. It is often associated with antibiotic use and can spread easily in healthcare settings. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Genital herpes is likely the most feared and least understood sexually transmitted infection (STI). There is no cure, so people infected with herpes have it forever.
Vaccines aren’t just for kids. Thousands of adults go to the hospital each year for a serious (sometimes even deadly) disease they might have avoided if they had received the vaccination to prevent it.
COVID-19 is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2, the 2019 novel coronavirus.
Parasites cause a wide range of diseases, from malaria to giardiasis to toxoplasmosis. Laboratory tests are required for diagnosis and to guide treatment.
Long COVID occurs when symptoms—new, continuing, or recurrent—arise four or more weeks after the initial coronavirus infection.
Coronavirus is a term describes a family of viruses, common in both animals and humans.
While sepsis and septic shock can be fatal, many patients can make a complete recovery if they are diagnosed and treated early with antibiotics, intravenous fluids, and blood pressure support
Most microbes in and around our bodies are harmless, but some evolve to become deadly threats to individual and public health.