Collaborate Disseminate
A few weeks ago, I found myself the victim of flights from hell. My first flight was cancelled, leaving me driving home late at night, only to wake again …read more Continue reading Ask Hackaday: Could Rating Airlines Stop Flights From Spreading Diseases?
In the two months since the harsh realities of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 have come into sharp focus, Americans have become increasingly familiar with a man who has been quietly serving the people since the days when Ronald Reagan was up for re-election. For many, Dr. Anthony Fauci is the national …read more
Continue reading Dr. Anthony Fauci, Infectious Disease Slayer
Sam Ballard of Sydney, Australia died last week from a rare parasitic infection called rat lungworm disease. Continue reading Why an Australian Man Died 8 Years After Eating a Slug
If the story of Gaëtan Dugas as Patient Zero was scientifically inaccurate, why did it persist for so long? Continue reading What Almost Every Outbreak Story Gets Wrong
The bacterium behind the Black Death and Justinian’s Plague comes back to life. Continue reading Scientists Recreated One of Our Deadliest Plagues to Understand Its Evolution
Scientists debate the dangers of a new plague emerging from permafrost thaws. Continue reading Is Undead Smallpox Reemerging From Siberian Graves?