Dec 14, 2018 · Infectious disease, and our response to it, has shaped American history. The museum’s collections document the technologies and techniques employed to prevent, …

Sep 3, 2006 · This exhibition marked the fiftieth anniversary of the announcement that Dr. Jonas Salk had developed a vaccine to prevent polio, the most notorious disease of the 20th century …

Measles Measles is an exceptionally contagious disease. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that 90% of all non-immune people who come in contact with an infected person will …

Aug 16, 2011 · Ladies' dorms at the Carville center in Louisiana On the United States mainland, the response to leprosy had national implications; in 1921 the federal government purchased …

These tests revealed information about the patient’s disease history, including both on-going infections and prior exposure to disease. Testing could reveal infections before outward …

In 1958, the World Health Organization committed to eradicating the disease worldwide. D. A. Henderson, a lead epidemiologist associated with the WHO smallpox eradication campaign, …

The intimate connections between human and animal health are nowhere as apparent as in the study of infectious disease. Even a cursory examination of the history of bacteriology and …

Diphtheria is caused by bacteria. However, it is the toxins produced by the bacteria, rather than the bacteria themselves, that primarily cause symptoms. The same is true of tetanus and …

However, because the presence of the disease anywhere puts Americans and others at risk, public health officials are currently working to eradicate polio across the world. Today, just as …

Infectious Disease History Infectious disease, and our response to it, has shaped American history. The museum’s collections document the technologies and techniques employed to …