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. Michigan has 26 practicing pediatric infectious disease medicine doctors. Broken out by city, pediatric infectious disease medicine doctor density in Ann Arbor is 7, in Canton is 1, in Clarkston is 1, in Detroit is 6, in East Lansing is 2, in Flint is 1, in Grand Blanc is 1, in Grand Rapids is 2, in Grosse Pointe is 1, in Grosse Pointe Woods is 1, in Kalamazoo is 1, in Lansing is 6, in Royal Oak is 2, in Saint Clair Shores is 2, in Tawas City is 1, in West Branch is 1, and in Ypsilanti is 1.

Michigan’s capital is Lansing, and its population is 10,120,860. Michigan has lots of places to entertain residents and visitors: tour Kellogg’s Cereal City USA in Battle Creek, the Motown Historical Museum in Detroit, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, or the Grand Rapids Brewing Co. Take a carriage tour on Mackinac Island, where no vehicle traffic is allowed. Michigan borders on four of the five Great Lakes, so there are always lakefront vistas and lighthouse tours and boat rides, no matter what shore you’re on. The Soo Lock system is the world’s busiest lock system for boat traffic. Famous people born here include industrialist Henry Ford, and singers Diana Ross and Madonna.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Michigan has a population of 10,120,860. Of this population, 2,451,309 are under the age of 18 and 1,252,187 are at or above the age of 65.