Christopher Dye on Predicting the Coming Plagues
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Christopher Dye on Predicting the Coming Plagues
Gresham College - Gresham College
The earliest gains in life expectancy were made by understanding infectious diseases, first through epidemiology and then through microbiology.So what processes govern the spread of infections in populations? Why do some pathogens come and go while others are very persistent?Why are we now facing new threats from BSE, SARS and bird flu, and how worried should we be? - Gresham College
Gresham College - Gresham College
The earliest gains in life expectancy were made by understanding infectious diseases, first through epidemiology and then through microbiology.So what processes govern the spread of infections in populations? Why do some pathogens come and go while others are very persistent?Why are we now facing new threats from BSE, SARS and bird flu, and how worried should we be? - Gresham College