Tularemia Center - North Las Vegas, NV
North Las Vegas 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 North Las Vegas * Vertex Medicus  Community Outreach Medical Ctr  Infectious Disease Doctors NV  Infectious Disease Consultants  Infectious Disease Consultants  Infectious Disease Consultants  Sunrise Restore Wnd Cr/Hyprbrcs  Infectious Disease Consultants  Infectious Disease Consultants  Infectious Disease Consultants  VA Nevada Southwest Speclty Cln  Infectious Disease Specialists  Alexie Quraeshi Fanning Kufuor  Clinical Infectious Dis Spec  Alexie Quraeshi Fanning Kufuor  Pioneer Pediatrics  Pioneer Pediatrics  Clinical Infectious Dis Spec  Clinical Infectious Dis Spec  Infectious Disease Associates North Las Vegas, NevadaNorth Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The city was incorporated on May 16, 1946, and is known as the home of Nellis Air Force Base.
North Las Vegas Airport known formerly as Sky Haven Airport was established on December 7, 1941. Vision Airlines, a regional airline and sightseeing airline, maintains its hub here. International and domestic airline travel for the entire metropolitan area is handled at McCarran International Airport, south of North Las Vegas and Las Vegas. Upcoming Local Events2013-05-18
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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 North Las Vegas
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