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.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Connecticut has 22 practicing pediatric infectious disease medicine doctors. Broken out by city, pediatric infectious disease medicine doctor density in Coventry is 1, in East Haven is 1, in Guilford is 1, in Hartford is 4, in Huntington is 1, in Manchester is 1, in New Haven is 14, in Norwalk is 1, in Southbury is 1, in Southport is 1, in Stamford is 1, in Stratford is 1, in Trumbull is 1, in Vernon Rockville is 1, and in Wallingford is 1.

This New England state is one of the original 13 states; Connecticut’s capital is Hartford and its population is 3,510,297. This state is steeped in history. Visit the past at the Nathan Hale Homestead near New London, or Yale University in New Haven. Tour the home of Mark Twain, the New England Air Museum, or the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Explore a historic tobacco farming area, do some hiking and biking, or visit the numerous antique shops or lighthouses in the eastern coastal area.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Connecticut has a population of 3,510,297. Of this population, 812,182 are under the age of 18 and 472,089 are at or above the age of 65.