RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 What Is New in Infectious Diseases?
JF North Carolina Medical Journal
JO N C Med J
FD North Carolina Institute of Medicine
SP 320
OP 323
DO 10.18043/ncm.77.5.320
VO 77
IS 5
A1 Cook, Paul P.
YR 2016
UL http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/77/5/320.abstract
AB The practice of infectious diseases is an ever-changing discipline. Diseases such as syphilis and tuberculosis have been with mankind for millennia, whereas conditions such as AIDS and Zika virus are relatively new maladies. A working knowledge of clinical presentations associated with Zika virus infection, syphilis, and common parasitic infections will help the primary care provider determine whom to treat and whom to refer to a specialist. Increasing the use of vaccination for influenza and pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV infection should reduce the burden of these common diseases.