Medical Center

The Institut Pasteur Medical Center is a health center open to the public. Family and specialist physicians offer a range of services geared towards those traveling abroad (vaccinations and travel medicine) and patients suffering from infectious and tropical diseases, and allergies (diagnosis and treatment).

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Fiches maladies - Légionellose - Institut Pasteur

Legionellosis

Legionellosis is a collective term for diseases caused by Legionella bacteria, including the potentially fatal Legionnaires' disease. The most common species, Legionella pneumophila, causes a severe lung infection. The recent emergence of the disease can be explained by the affinity of...

Fiches maladies - Sepsis Septicémie - Institut Pasteur

Sepsis / Septicemia

Sepsis is the term used internationally to describe a widespread inflammatory response that occurs as a result of severe infection. Septicemia, the term coined in 1837 by French doctor Pierre Piorry from the Greek words "σήψις" (sêptikós), putrefaction, and "αίμα" (haîma), blood, refers to the...

Fiches maladies - Lèpre - Institut Pasteur

Leprosy

Leprosy is a chronic bacterial condition and a neglected tropical disease. Although effective treatment exists, thousands of new cases are recorded every year. Leprosy remains a major public health issue for several countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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