Hannibal Allergists
- 1 Board certified
Top Allergists in Hannibal, MO
6500 Hospital Dr
Hannibal, MO 63401
- Allergy & Immunology
- Allergy
- Internal Medicine
- 29 years experience
- Board certified
- Completed fellowship
An allergy & immunology specialist is a physician who is specially trained in matters pertaining to chronic and acute allergies as well as deficiencies of the immune system. The doctor will determine whether an allergy, which attacks a person'simmune system, is present and determine the cause, whether it be environmental triggers like trees and pollen, food-borne like peanuts and dairy, the venom of insects like bees, or a medication like penicillin.
In addition to determining the allergen causing an immunological response in a patient, the specialist will treat the symptoms caused by the reaction.
Some of the allergen-caused conditions that an allergy & immunology specialist will treat include:
- itchy, red eyes
- itchy, runny nose
- eczema
- hay fever
- hives
- asthma
- anaphylaxis (severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction)
The area of Hannibal, MO has a population of approximately 22,067 people. There is 1 allergist near Hannibal, which gives it a ratio of 1 allergist per 22,067 residents or a ratio of 1 allergist per 8,729 households. There are 8,729 households in Hannibal.
