Infectious Disease Related Articles & Blog Posts

This is a question about an infant who is just three months old. The baby was hospitalized after having what appeared to be a cold or congestion. The baby was diagnosed as having some condition of the bronchioles, and…

RSV, or Respiratory Syncytial Virus, is the most important respiratory organism of early childhood. RSV occurs throughout the world, and in each location it tends to occur in yearly winter outbreaks. In the northern hemisphere the peak of the epidemic is usually in January, February, or March, although in some years it may begin earlier [...]

Dr. Greene, roughly a week ago we were visiting some friends. As we were leaving, they informed us that their oldest boy had had the chickenpox, that he was no longer contagious, and was returning to school the next…

Why don’t antibiotics work on colds?

Are antibiotics appropriate therapy for the common cold?Emilie Osborn – Associate Dean – UCSF School of Medicine – San Francisco, California

You did a wonderful job of explaining HIV/AIDS for very young children. That’s not something that’s easy to do. I especially was pleased to see the part about the hugs. There’s still so much fear and bigotry surrounding AIDS…

What should parents do if they learn that a student at their child’s school, or a family member of their child’s friend, is HIV positive? What, if any, concerns or restrictions should be imposed? What should parents do to…