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Pandemic! Globalization and the new plagues

Professor Christopher Dye · Gresham College

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The earliest gains in life expectancy were made by understanding infectious diseases, first through epidemiology and then through microbiology. So what process 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? This is the 2008 Allen & Overy Lecture.

The talk

  1. Pandemic! Globalization and the new plagues 2008-02-12 · YouTube

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Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Christopher Dye
Year
2008
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health
Source
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