Tularemia Center - Decatur, AL
Decatur 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 Decatur * Community Free Clinic Decatur  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  Kenneth Mark Middlebrooks MD  University Alabama Hosp Inf Dis  UAB Nephrology  Southview Medical Group PC  Continuity Clinic  Montclair Infectious Disease  Jefferson Clinic PC  Simon-Williamson Clinic  Jefferson County Department Hlt  Jefferson County Department Hlt  Jefferson County Department Hlt  University AL Brmnghm Infctsds  University AL Brmnghm Infctsds  Princeton Wound Care Hyprbc Med  Jefferson County Department Hlt  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  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  Dennis G Delgado MD  UAB Travelers Health Clinic  UAB Travelers Health Clinic  Brookwood Hyperbaric Medicine  Norwood Clinic  Norwood Clinic  Norwood Clinic  Bessemer Clinic  Shelby Internal Medicine Decatur, AlabamaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-29
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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 Decatur
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