Illinois (IL) Pediatric Infectious Disease Medicine Doctors and Physicians
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Pediatric Infectious Disease Medicine Information
Description
Pediatric infectious disease medicine is the science and treatment of infectious disease in infants, children and adolescents. A pediatric infectious disease physician is a pediatrician who deals with infectious diseases of all types in children, including respiratory infections, HIV, parasitic infections, and some allergies. This specialist deals with infectious and communicable diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, or parasites. In some cases, the physician may use preventive medicine; in other cases, antibiotics may be prescribed for the young patient.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Illinois has
35 practicing
pediatric infectious disease medicine doctors. Broken out by city, pediatric infectious disease medicine doctor density
in Berwyn is 1,
in Burr Ridge is 2,
in Chicago is 21,
in Chicago Ridge is 1,
in Crystal Lake is 1,
in Hoffman Estates is 1,
in Lake Barrington is 1,
in Maywood is 3,
in Oak Lawn is 1,
in Park Ridge is 3,
in Peoria is 2,
and in Springfield is 1.
Illinois Information
Most people think that Chicago, because of its size and popularity, is Illinois’ capital city, but that distinction belongs to Springfield, home of the Abraham Lincoln Museum. Illinois has hundreds of museums, numerous yearly art and ethnic festivals, a lakeshore bordering Lake Michigan, and the many national forests and parks that offers visitors camping, horseback riding, biking, kayaking, and fishing.
Chicago is home to the Sears Tower, the Shedd Aquarium, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Adler Planetarium, the Museum of Science and Industry, and other cultural opportunities and restaurants in the Navy Pier area.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Illinois has a population of 12,763,371.
Of this population, 3,172,677 are under the age of 18
and 1,523,937 are at or above the age of 65.
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