Infectious Diseases & Travel Clinic in Mankato

Being diagnosed with an infectious disease can be unsettling and frightening. We understand and are here to provide the expert care you need in Mankato, Minnesota. As part of Mayo Clinic, we're connected to more than 40 infectious disease physicians, who specialize in identifying and treating infectious diseases for adults and children.

Find out more about our infectious diseases services:

• Conditions and treatments
• International Travel Clinic

Conditions and treatments

Our infectious disease specialists provide information, consultation and treatment for bacterial, fungal, viral and parasitic infections, including bloodstream infections and complex or rare conditions caused by emerging infectious diseases and multidrug-resistant microbes.

Conditions treated include:

• AIDS or HIV infection — a chronic, life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which interferes with your body's ability to fight the organisms that cause disease
• Bacterial infection — infection caused by bacteria
• Endocarditis — an infection of the inner lining of the heart
• Fever of unknown origin — occurs when an area of your brain called the hypothalamus, also known as your body's thermostat, shifts the set point of your normal body temperature upward
• Fungal infection — an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus
• International travel preparation — for a healthy trip outside the U.S.
• Orthopedic infection — infection in bones or muscles
• Osteomyelitis — infection in the bone
• Valley fever — fungal infection caused by coccidioides organisms
• Vector-borne infection — infection spread by insects such as mosquitoes, ticks and fleas
• Viral infection — infection caused by a virus

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International Travel Clinic

With increasing numbers of people leaving the U.S. for business and pleasure trips, medical concerns while traveling can be complicated.

Our travel medicine experts can help prepare you for a healthy trip by providing:

• A detailed list of diseases and other health risks for each country you plan to visit.
• Vaccinations and international vaccination certificates.
• Advice on how to prevent jet lag, motion sickness, insect bites and diarrhea.
• Suggestions for traveling with medications and documentation for restricted substances.

Anyone planning a trip overseas can benefit from seeing one of our travel medicine specialists. An appointment in our travel clinic is especially important if you're traveling to underdeveloped or developing countries, such as Africa, Central America, Mexico, South America and Southeast Asia, where there's a higher risk of contracting malaria and other serious illnesses.

We recommend scheduling an appointment at least six weeks before you depart. Some vaccines require several weeks for immunity to develop while others require more than one dose of vaccine for full protection. If your trip is to an underdeveloped or developing country, you may need to schedule an appointment up to two months in advance to receive a full set of immunizations.

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