Dr. Cliffton T.h. Bong M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
2800 N VANCOUVER AVE STE 230 PORTLAND OR, 97227About
Dr. Cliffton Bong is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Salem, OR. Dr. Bong specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.
Education and Training
Med College Of Wisconsin 1996
Provider Details
Dr. Cliffton T.h. Bong M.D.'s Practice location
PORTLAND, OR 97227Get Direction
Dr. Cliffton T.h. Bong M.D.'s reviews
Write ReviewPatient Experience with Dr. Bong
Recommended Articles
- Facts About Meningitis Vaccines
IntroductionThe only way to prevent serious and life-threatening diseases such as meningitis is through vaccination. Meningitis can also be caused by viral, bacterial, and fungal infections. The infection usually affects the meninges or membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord. Although...
- Influenza B: What You Need to Know
Influenza Influenza, also commonly called as the flu, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by viruses, particularly influenza A or influenza B. These viruses usually infect the throat, nose, and lungs. Although the flu causes mild symptoms in most people, it can also cause severe...
- What Are the Causes and Symptoms of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?
This bacterial disease was first identified in the Rocky Mountains, but is also found in the south eastern part of United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The potentially fatal disease is spread by the bites of wood ticks or dog ticks. Spring and summer seasons see a...
- Lyme Disease: Making a Diagnosis
Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by four different species of bacteria. In Europe and Asia, it spreads through Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii, while in the USA, it spreads through Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii. The disease is transmitted to humans via a common...
- What Is Chickenpox?
The causing factor of chickenpox and the ways of transmissionThe causing agent is a virus called varicella-zoster, which is an airborne and really contagious germ. It can be spread while coughing and sneezing, with little droplets of the mucus thrown from the nose and throat. Another way of catching...
- Over-the-counter medications for COVID-19
With over 2,118,790 people in the world having the COVID-19 virus, more than 535,270 cases have recovered. That means 25% of the confirmed cases. We can consider these statistics on a positive note, individuals infected with the virus can heal.But how? There are different ways on how to manage a...
Nearby Providers
- Dr. Josephine M Williams MD2801 N GANTENBEIN AVE PORTLAND OR 97227
- Dr. Eric Chien-yeh Chang MD2801 N Gantenbein Ave Portland OR 97227
- Dr. Raymond Benjamin Bracis M.D.2801 N Gantenbein Ave Portland OR 97227
- Peter Alexander Leahey M.D.3550 N INTERSTATE AVE PORTLAND OR 97227
- Dr. Diana Antoniskis M.D.3550 N Interstate Ave Portland OR 97227
- Dr. Molly Stenzel MD3550 N Interstate Ave Portland OR 97227