Tularemia Center - Columbus, GA
Columbus 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 Columbus * Valerie P Fletcher MD PC  Ultracare Medical Office  Haven Of Hope  Haven Of Hope  Spalding Wound Healing Center  Atlanta ID Group  Infectious Diseases Of West Ga  Phoebe Infcts Dsss & Trvl Medcn  Phoebe Infcts Dsss & Trvl Medcn  Infectious Disease Associates  Infectious Disease Associates  Infectious Disease Associates  Nizar A Tejani MD  Comprehensive Care Medical LLC  The Hope Center  The Hope Center  The Hope Center  Mohammad O Tomeh MD  Metro Infectious Diseases  Infection Specs Of Middle GA  Central GA Infectious Diseases  Central GA Infectious Diseases  Central GA Infectious Diseases  Fulton County Department Health  Fulton County Department Health  Emory University Schl Medcn  Emory University/Grady Hospital  Fulton County Department Health  Fulton County Department Health  Morehouse Medical Associates  ID Group Of Atlanta  ID Group Of Atlanta  Thomas D Gurley Jr MD  Emory Clinic Infectious Disease  Emory Clinic Infectious Disease  Emory Clinic Infectious Disease  Emory Clinic Infectious Disease  Emory Clinic Infectious Disease  Emory Clinic Infectious Disease  Emory Clinic Infectious Disease  Emory Clinic Infectious Disease  Emory Clinic Infectious Disease  Emory Clinic Infectious Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Thacker Thompson & Bernard MDs  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  Grady Hlth Ctr Infcts Disease  West Georgia Infectious Disease  West Georgia Infectious Disease  West Georgia Infectious Disease Columbus, GeorgiaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-16
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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 Columbus
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