Infectious Disease

Diagnosis, treatment, and management of transmissible diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi, and other tiny organisms.

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For Infectious Disease related requests:

1-319-356-8133

For all other requests:: 1-800-777-8442

Infectious diseases are also called communicable or transmissible diseases and can be spread from person to person. They are caused by tiny organisms such as viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and others.

An infectious disease can be transmitted in a number of ways, including by food, water and air as well as physical contact with a contaminated object or another person. Some diseases are more infectious than others because of the type of organism that causes the infection or because of the way in which the infection is transmitted.

Some people are more susceptible to infection because of underlying diseases such as diabetes or kidney disease or cancer or AIDS. When the body’s natural immunity, or protection against disease, is low, infection is better able to occur.

The clinic offers complete diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patients with infectious diseases including:

Bone and joint infections
Chronic diarrhea
Chronic lung infections
Fever of unknown cause
Fungal infections

Helicobacter pylori infection
Infections of prosthetic devices (artificial devices, pacemakers, etc.)
Parasitic diseases
Sexually transmitted disease
Transplant infections

Our Clinical Services Include:

HIV/AIDS Treatment

The Virology Clinic uses a multidisciplinary approach to provide comprehensive care to treat HIV and AIDs.

Travel Medicine Clinic

The Travel Medicine Clinic provides individualized preventive care and education to promote the health and safety of travelers with international destinations.

Why Choose Us?

University of Iowa Health Care is a global resource on a multitude of infectious diseases, ranging from HIV/Aids to influenza, tropical diseases to emerging health threats such as West Nile virus and SARS.

Public health departments at the county, state and national level rely upon the UI for assistance and education as they combat seasonal and unexpected outbreaks of infectious diseases.
Patients and their families across the region benefit from the enormous depth and breadth of clinical expertise here in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.
Our full-service travel clinic provides preventive health care for people planning to travel abroad based on the traveler’s personal health history and planned itinerary. Extensive counseling covers general and region-specific measures for staying well.

Learn More About Infectious Diseases

UI Health Care offers you additional information on these select infectious diseases and related topics: