By Alex Fox, MD I have always had a fascination with the Ebola virus, ever since I read Richard Preston’s The Hot Zone at a very impressionable age (which was 10 if anyone is counting, and yes, my parents had read it and deemed it appropriate). Since that time I have watched with fascination and … More Contact Tracing, The Most Effective Tool to Stop Outbreaks
by Steve Alder The continued emergence and reemergence of infectious diseases is in stark contrast to the optimism that existed a few decades ago as we saw great leaps forward in our preventive and therapeutic measures against the morbidity and mortality caused by these agents. 2014 is turning out to be a banner year for … More How to Discuss Ebola and Enterovirus with your Patients
by Kyle Patton While there is only currently one known case of Ebola virus transmission outside of West Africa, the Harvard School of Public Health recently released a poll showing that four out of ten adults in this country are concerned that there will be a large scale outbreak at some point in the future … More What You Need to Know about Ebola
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