Infectious Disease. (No, I am not being sarcastic)
The study of disease is called pathology.
The study of , say, the infectious disease Hepatitis would be under Hepatology. (Study of the liver and diseases involving the liver)
The study of viruses would be called "virology".
== == Virology
A long lasting and non-infectious disease is called a CHRONIC Disease.
There are many scientists that study the spread of infectious diseases (called epidemiology), and in the United States the CDC (Center for Disease Control) is the central reporting agency.
Its called "pathogen".
The disease which is spread from person to person is called infectious disease. For example flu is a viral disease through which the other person is infected from the patient
An infectious agent is a pathogen (germ). There are six kinds of infectious agents.Here they are listed:BactiriaVirusFungiHelminthPrionProtizoa.
if the disease is caude by a microorganism, this is called ( infection
Polio
Usually a 'disease' doctor is called a Physician or Internist. Â
Infectious disease specialists are physicians who completed additional post-graduate training in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. They are typically called in as consultants to assist with treatment decisions.
House has a double specialty in infectious disease and nephrology.
its not an infectious disease its a fictious name normally a pen name
infectious means a disease that you can catch from the air, surface, or another person. if you can catch the disease from another person it is also called contagious.