Palmetto Infectious Disease Doctors
- 1 Board certified
Top Infectious Disease Doctors in Palmetto, LA
1233 Wayn Gilmore Cir
Ste 250B
Opelousas, LA 70570
- Internal Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Preventive Medicine - Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
- 13 years experience
- Board certified
- Completed fellowship
- 3 star hospital
An infectious disease specialist has specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of contagious diseases.
Infectious diseases, also known as contagious or transmissible diseases, are those that stem from pathogen from a host organism. These infections may spread to other carriers through physical touch, airborne inhalation, bodily fluids or contaminated foods.
Infectious disease specialists identify whether the disease is caused by bacteria, a virus, a fungus or a parasite often through blood tests and then determine what course of treatment, if any, is necessary.
The area of Palmetto, LA has a population of approximately 1,111 people. There is 1 infectious disease doctor near Palmetto, which gives it a ratio of 1 infectious disease doctor per 1,111 residents or a ratio of 1 infectious disease doctor per 441 households. There are 441 households in Palmetto.
