Infectious Diseases
Description: disease caused by infection of pathogenic biological agents in a host organism
Alternate names: pestilence, disease by infectious agent, Infectious, infection, ID, Clinical Infection, Infectious Diseases and Manifestations, Infectious Disorder, communicable disease, communicable diseases, zymotic disease, zymotic diseases
Child topics: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Antifungal resistance and susceptibility, Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Infection Control in Healthcare, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Viral Infections and Vectors, Leprosy Research and Treatment, Dermatological diseases and infestations, Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases, Amoebic Infections and Treatments, Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies, Infectious Disease Case Reports and Treatments, Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
Sibling subfields: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Aquatic Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Food Science, Forestry, Horticulture, Insect Science, Plant Science, Soil Science, General Arts and Humanities, History, Language and Linguistics, Archeology, Classics, Conservation, History and Philosophy of Science, Literature and Literary Theory, Museology, Music, Philosophy, Religious studies, Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Aging, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Cancer Research, Cell Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Developmental Biology, Endocrinology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Physiology, Structural Biology, Accounting, Business and International Management, Management Information Systems, Management of Technology and Innovation, Marketing, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, 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Ultrasound Technology, Speech and Hearing
Parent field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
OpenAlex ID: subfields/2725