Infectious diseases are health conditions caused by microbes (more commonly known as germs), which include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. Infectious diseases vary widely in their symptoms and can affect you differently based on the root cause of the infectious disease.
For example, an infectious disease that would be classified as a parasite-borne infection, such as Lyme disease or giardiasis (a common waterborne illness that causes stomach cramps and gastrointestinal issues) will likely present different symptoms than a viral respiratory infection.
The reason infectious diseases are so wide-ranging stems from the wide array of pathogens and the different ways they can be transmitted.
What diagnosis and treatments are available for Allergy and Immunology conditions?
An immunodeficiency disorder can make it easier for you to catch viruses and bacterial infections by preventing your body from fighting infections and diseases.
With testing for all kinds of allergies, we can help you find out what foods or drugs you may be allergic to and provide treatments for your allergies.
Allergy testing we provide include:
- Allergen skin testing: environmental and food allergies
- Patch skin tests for contact dermatitis
- Blood test, including immunoglobulin E lgE testing
- Oral food and drug challenges and testing
We can provide asthma testing such as:
- Spirometry test to measure how much air you can inhale
- Pulmonary function testing as well as fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) test to measure how much air you can exhale
We treat a full range of Asthmas, Allergy, and Immunology pathology including:
- Anaphylaxis
- Animal allergies
- Antibody deficiency
- Asthma including aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease
- Chronic cough
- Chronic sinus problems
- Conjunctivitis
- Contact dermatitis
- Eczema or atopic dermatitis
- Environmental allergies, including mold and pollen
- Eosinophilic disease including eosinophilic esophagitis and hypereosinophilic syndrome
- Food allergies and intolerances
- Hay fever (allergic rhinitis)
- Hives and angioedema (Chronic Spontaneous urticaria)
- Immunodeficiency disorders
- Insect sting sensitivities
- Mast cell diseases
- Primary immunodeficiency disorder (PIDD)
- Recurrent infections
Allergy and immunology treatments we can provide include:
- Allergen immunotherapy (allergy shots)
- Injections for moderate to serve asthma including Xolair, Nucala, Faserna, and other FDA approved biologics
- Injections for moderate to severe eczema with Dupixent
- Insect venom immunotherapy (venom shots)
- Xolair injections for chronic urticaria (Hives)