Tularemia Center - Birmingham, AL
Birmingham Infectious Disease Specialist Doctors for TularemiaType 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 Birmingham * UAB Nephrology  Jefferson Clinic PC  Jefferson County Department Hlt  Jefferson County Department Hlt  Jefferson County Department Hlt  Jefferson County Department Hlt  University AL Brmnghm Infctsds  University AL Brmnghm Infctsds  UAB 1917 Outpatient Clinic  UAB 1917 Outpatient Clinic  1917 Clinic at UAB  UAB 1917 Outpatient Clinic  UAB 1917 Outpatient Clinic  UAB 1917 Outpatient Clinic  UAB 1917 Outpatient Clinic  UAB 1917 Outpatient Clinic  UAB 1917 Outpatient Clinic  1917 Clinic at UAB  UAB 1917 Outpatient Clinic  UAB 1917 Outpatient Clinic  UAB 1917 Outpatient Clinic  UAB 1917 Outpatient Clinic  UAB 1917 Outpatient Clinic  Southview Medical Group PC  Dennis G Delgado MD  UAB Travelers Health Clinic  UAB Travelers Health Clinic  Simon-Williamson Clinic  Princeton Wound Care Hyprbc Med  Brookwood Hyperbaric Medicine  Continuity Clinic  Montclair Infectious Disease  Norwood Clinic  Norwood Clinic  Norwood Clinic  University Alabama Hosp Inf Dis  Kenneth Mark Middlebrooks MD  Bessemer Clinic  Shelby Internal Medicine  Medical Associates West Alabama  Infectious Disease and Allergy  Health Services Center  Wound Healing Center  Patrick Scott Harris MD  Village Medical Clinic  Alabama Center For Infectious D  Alabama Center For Infectious D  Alabama Infectious Diseases Ctr  Alabama Infectious Diseases Ctr  Infectious Disease Consultants  Infectious Disease Consultants  Jackson Wound Care/Hyperbaric  Copeland Care Clinic  Copeland Care Clinic  UAB Internal Medicine Program  UAB Internal Medicine Program Birmingham, AlabamaBirmingham is the largest city in the state of Alabama in the United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County and includes part of Shelby County.
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TularemiaWhat is tularemia?Tularemia is an infection caused by the Gram-negative bacteria Francisella tularensis. The organism is named after Edward Francis who, while in Tulare County, Calif., helped discover how the disease was sp... Other Related Tularemia ArticlesEmergency Contact for Birmingham
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