It was originally created as a Marine Hospital service, for the purpose of providing medical care for sick and disabled seamen. It was established by an act of congress, signed by president 16, johnon july adams on july 16, 1978. The service was originally supported by a tax on american merchant seamen, but this was later abolished. The tax was collected by the collector of the customs of the treasury department. The Marine Hospital service came under the jurisdiction of that department, where it remains today. The first Marine Hospital in norfolk, virginia, was purchased. The second was built in boston, massachusetts. Some medical personnel were utilized by both the union and the confederacy for the care of wounded military forces. It frequently happened that medical officers of the early Marine Hospitals were the first physicians to diagnose diseases such as cholera and smallpox, which seriously endangered the Public Health at ports of entry. As time went on, the work of the service
Influenza. [inaudible conversations] thank you all for coming. You are in a panel called microbes, viruses and destiny. This is a discussion in which we will reveal how microbes are our secret puppet masters. As a Science Writer i should first start out by pointing out that viruses are microbes as well but it made sense to call this microbes, viruses and destiny because of our two writers. This is ed young and he is a Science Writer for the atlantic, author of a new book, i contain multitudes about the micro biomes. Thus the microbes of our panel title. Here is carl zimmer, Science Writer for the New York Times and author of many books including, most recently, a planet of viruses bid im an author of the book called pandemic which is about how microbes cause pandemics and all these books will be for sale by barnes noble and will be signing them after this session and signing table eight. I hope you guys can come join us for more discussion there too. First before we start id like to as
We are delighted to welcome dr. Ali khan. Dr. Khan will be discussing his book the next pandemic. As former director of the office of Public Health preparedness and response at the centers for Disease Control and prevention dr. Khan has been on the front lines in the fight to contain the worlds deadliest diseases. Hes not the first one to have done so. Throughout history humans have been fighting diseases, deadly wars against contagions and there has never been a time where humans were not affects with microbes and fought against him. During khans time our speaker has had with contagions. He worked among red cross for the first ebola crisis. After 911 called to washington to prevent the spread of anthrax in the Senate Office building. A disease hunter, if you will, mission was to read the governments efforts to prepare public for disease outbreaks and health emergencies. He has seen it all. He also writes that not all epidemics and pandemics are inevitable. Most can be mitigated if not
Sense to call this microbes, viruses, and destiny because of our writers we have. This is ed yong, site letter for the atlantic, author of a new book called i contain multitudes. Its about the micro biomes, the microbes of our panel title. And carl zimmer a a science wrr for the New York Times and author of many books including most recently a planet of viruses. Im sonia shah, and author of a book called pandemic which is about how microbes cause epidemics in the past and future in all these books will be for sale by barnes noble and will be signed aftery this session at signing table h. Of you guys can, joint us for more discussion there, too. First before we start id like to ask if anyone here actually is aua microbiologist . We have four. We can make anything up. [laughing] you guys correct us if you see nothing a wrong. I think its a really interesting time to talk about microbiology because of theres been a paradigm shift in recent years. If you think back since the late 19th cent
As a Science Writer i should first start out by pointing out that viruses are microbes as well but it made sense to call this microbes, viruses and destiny because of our two writers. This is ed young and he is a Science Writer for the atlantic, author of a new book, i contain multitudes about the micro biomes. Thus the microbes of our panel title. Here is carl zimmer, Science Writer for the New York Times and author of many books including, most recently, a planet of viruses bid im an author of the book called pandemic which is about how microbes cause pandemics and all these books will be for sale by barnes noble and will be signing them after this session and signing table eight. I hope you guys can come join us for more discussion there too. First before we start id like to ask is anyone here actually a microbiologist . Okay, we have four. So, we cant make anything up. [laughter] correct us if we get anything wrong but i will just we never get anything wrong. Its a really interesti