In the fight to contain the worlds deadliest diseases. Hes not the first to have done so. Throughout history, humans have been fighting diseases, waging neverending wars against violent contagions. In fact, there has never been a time when humans were not affected with microbes. During this time of the south described as the detective, our speaker aside his own brushes with Infectious Diseases and contagion. He worked in my workers in zaire for the first ebola crisis. After 9 11 he after 2003 he was called to quarantine big guns. These are some of the stories he crafted in the next pandemic. As an epidemic intelligence officer, a Disease Center at the welcome his mission for over two decades was to lead the efforts to prepare the public for the outbreaks and health emergencies. While docked there khan told with microbes will be problem, he writes that not all epidemics and pandemics are inevitable. In fact, most outbreaks can be mitigated if not prevented. The question is how end do we
Job and lots of other science riders do a great job of translating that really difficult science talk into understandable media. I was just wondering if you ever get the opportunity to talk to policymakers . you should understand what that means what does that human genome mean . What are the implications down the road then we can never real conversation so thank you for reminding us that we need to have the vocabulary. Last question i am from the czech republic. [laughter] seven record july and from india. [laughter] lets have a drink. In your opinion we can find the smaller particles and jeans . For example, genes that define happiness or spirituality . That is an interesting and complicated question and 50 years ago sunday with a that is the crazy question but 15 years later they are not so crazy. Farther genes for temperament and personality or, etc. . Almost always those are higher order principles that lie in intersections with the environment but some have qualities are some com
Good morning banks for beginning your morning with us. Were delighted to welcome cspan booktv to the Breakfast Program the doctor will discuss his book and the next pandemic has former director of the office of for bearishness from the cdc he has been on the frontlines of the fight to contain the worlds deadliest azizs and is not the first to have done so proud history humans have been fighting diseases waging and neverending war against contingents there has never been a time when humans were not affected with microbes during his time as a self described the disease protector our speaker had his own brush with viruses and diseases and contagion for example, in 1995 he was there for the first ebola crisis after 9 11 he was called to washington to prevent the spread of anthrax poison and in 2003 called to hongkong to quarantine. These are just some of the stories he focuses on in the next pandemic has had a as a disease hunter it was to free the government to prepare the public for the
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Ran good morning banks for beginning your morning with us. Were delighted to welcome cspan booktv to the Breakfast Program the doctor will discuss his book and the next pandemic has former director of the office of for bearishness from the cdc he has been on the frontlines of the fight to contain the worlds deadliest azizs and is not the first to have done so proud history humans have been fighting diseases waging and neverending war against contingents there has never been a time when humans were not affected with microbes during his time as a self described the disease protector our speaker had his own brush with viruses and diseases and contagion for example, in 1995 he was there for the first ebola crisis after 9 11 he was called to washington to prevent the spread of anthrax poison and in 2003 called to hongkong to quarantine. These are just some of the stories he focuses on in the next pandemic has had a as a disease hunter it was to free the government to prepare the public for