title: Infectious disease in the homeless.
abstract: Homelessness increases a person's exposure to infectious and communicable diseases. The barriers to treatment as described above are many for the physicians and other providers of health care to this population. Health Care for the Homeless would greatly welcome the help of medical subspecialists in the areas of infectious disease, dermatology, gastroenterology, and pulmonology for some of our particularly challenging patients. We look forward to continuing our collaborations with the medical community in Baltimore City as we serve its most vulnerable citizens.
authors.affiliation: Health Care for the Homeless, Inc., USA.
authors.forename: Tara A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D015142:Baltimore / Q000453:epidemiology; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006304:Health Status; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D012532:Scabies / Q000453:epidemiology; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology