opportunistic infections
Pathogen
A consultant from the G.U medicine will treat Hiv and Aids patients. However they will be cared for on specialist wards, such s infectious Diseases.
AIDS is caused by one thing: long term infection with HIV.
Communicable diseases are those that are spread by contact with other people or items that have touched their bodies. The other terms associated with this term are contagious and infectious which specify more clearly which type of contact is required for transmission.
this term means something is capable of being passed on. i.e airbourne diseases can be passed via coughing, and sneezing therefore are infectious.
Geriatric diseases and disorders are associated with aging.
A hepatologist specializes in diseases of the liver.
gerontology
N/aA pathogen by definition is a disease causing organism
While pubic lice can cause itching, they do not spread other infectious diseases and infestation has no long-term consequences.
Gerontologist
Biological weapons can cause infectious diseases. The radiation from nuclear weapons can cause either short term, but often fatal, radiation sickness or in the long term cancer.