Infections Test & Package Cost In Gurugram

Infectious diseases are sickness and illness caused by harmful germs called pathogens inside your body. Pathogens that cause infectious diseases are bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites. Infectious diseases can spread from one person to another or through bug bites, contaminated water, food and soil.

Difference between infectious and non-infectious diseases - 

Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens like bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites which get inside your body from your surrounding and can spread from one person to another whereas non-infectious diseases are caused by  genetic, autoimmune disorder, anatomical differences, age or depending on the outer environment that you live in. you can’t get non-infectious disease by a bug bite, your food or from other people like cannot get hypertension, diabetes or cancer from neighbor or colleague but you can get flu, COVID-19, a fungal infection or HIV.

Types of infectious diseases - 

Viral infection - Viruses are much smaller than the size of your cell. They cannot reproduce themselves on their own. They get inside your body and use your cell machinery to reproduce themselves.

Bacterial infection - Bacteria are small single-cell organism. They are present everywhere including inside our body, on our skin and in our surrounding. Some of them are not harmful but some can make you sick.

Fungal infection - fungi are similar to bacteria, present in our surroundings enter in our body through mouth, nose or cut on skin and make us sick.

Tests for infections near you - 

There are few common tests which are used to diagnose the infectious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites by your healthcare provider -
•    Swabbing your nose and throat
•    Collecting fluid samples like blood, urine, stool or saliva
•    Biopsy test, collecting small sample of skin or tissue
•    Imaging test of the affected area of your body to look for the condition of inflammation like X-rays, MRI, or CT scans.