• The Department of Infectious Diseases provides medical treatment for diseases caused by human infection by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Infectious diseases include common cold, influenza, pneumonia, extrapulmonary tuberculosis, sepsis, pyelonephritis, syphilis, AIDS, malaria, scrub typhus, infectious diarrhea, and skin infections. Symptoms treated include fever, chills, body aches, sore throat, cough, painful urination, diarrhea, skin rash, skin abscesses, and swollen lymph nodes. In addition, to prevent infectious diseases, vaccinations are administered for influenza, pneumococcal disease, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, and rubella.