Infectious disease medicine deals with infectious and communicable diseases caused by viruses, bacteria or parasites. An infectious disease physician is one who deals with infectious diseases of all types and in all organs, from the common cold and flu to HIV, respiratory infections, parasitic infections, and some allergies. In some cases, the physician may use preventive medicine; in other cases, antibiotics may be prescribed.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 6,622 practicing infectious disease medicine doctors. Broken out by state, infectious disease medicine doctor density in Alabama is 75, in Alaska is 4, in Arizona is 83, in Arkansas is 23, in California is 733, in Colorado is 101, in Connecticut is 142, in Delaware is 18, in District of Columbia is 107, in Florida is 421, in Georgia is 212, in Hawaii is 24, in Idaho is 7, in Illinois is 317, in Indiana is 99, in Iowa is 48, in Kansas is 39, in Kentucky is 61, in Louisiana is 73, in Maine is 24, in Maryland is 277, in Massachusetts is 410, in Michigan is 194, in Minnesota is 112, in Mississippi is 42, in Missouri is 126, in Montana is 9, in Nebraska is 40, in Nevada is 31, in New Hampshire is 36, in New Jersey is 271, in New Mexico is 41, in New York is 730, in North Carolina is 184, in North Dakota is 18, in Ohio is 236, in Oklahoma is 37, in Oregon is 50, in Pennsylvania is 314, in Rhode Island is 51, in South Carolina is 72, in South Dakota is 13, in Tennessee is 139, in Texas is 383, in Utah is 40, in Vermont is 12, in Virginia is 148, in Washington is 148, in West Virginia is 19, in Wisconsin is 83, and in Wyoming is 7.
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