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Why would you go see an infectious disease doctor?

You should see an infectious disease doctor if you have an infection that requires weeks to months of treatment, multiple infections in a short period of time, or a bacteria/fungal infection that is resistant to traditional antibiotics. Some of the other common conditions that people see infectious disease doctors for are: 

  • Tuberculosis infections
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Hepatitis B and C
  • Fungal pneumonia
  • Meningitis
  • Malaria
  • Lyme disease
  • Exotic parasitic diseases

Infectious disease doctors have a second role in the research and treatment of new and developing diseases. If you have an infection with a new, unexplained, or poorly researched disease, you may be referred to an infectious disease doctor for treatment. This was the case early in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and during outbreaks of other illnesses, such as ebola and zika virus.

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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Your actual costs may be higher or lower than these cost estimates. Check with your provider and health plan details to confirm the costs that you may be charged for a service or procedure. You are responsible for costs that are not covered and for getting any pre-authorizations or referrals required by your health plan. Neither payments nor benefits are guaranteed.

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