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Kansas City Infectious Disease Specialist Doctors for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV, AIDS)Type of Physician: Infectious Disease Specialist What is a Infectious Disease Specialist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine. Practitioners deal with infectious diseases of all types and in all organs. They also often diagnose and treat AIDS patients and patients with fevers of unknown origin. These practitioners are also experts in preventive medicine and medical conditions associated with travel. Specialty: Infectious Disease Common Name: Infectious Disease Specialist Doctors in Kansas City * Truman Medical Ctr Intrnl Medcn  Truman Medical Ctr Intrnl Medcn  Plaza Infectious Disease  Plaza Infectious Disease  Plaza Infectious Disease  Infectious Disease Associates  Infectious Disease Associates  Infectious Disease Associates  Plaza Physicians Group  Infectious Disease Assocs Of KC  Infectious Disease Assocs Of KC  Infectious Disease Assocs Of KC  Infectious Disease Assocs Of KC  Infectious Disease Assocs Of KC  Guillermo Couchonnal MD  Overland Pediatrics/Infectious  Health Centers of America  Infectious Disease Associates  Midwest Infectious Disease Spcs  Midwest Infectious Disease Spcs  Heartland Adult Infectious Dis  Heartland Adult Infectious Dis Kansas City, MissouriKansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It encompasses 318 square miles (820 km2) in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. It is one of two county seats of Jackson County, the other being Independence, just to the city's east. The city also serves as the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, second largest in Missouri, and largest with territory in Kansas (Wichita is the largest metropolitan area anchored in Kansas). Upcoming Local Events2013-05-19
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