Zika Virus electron micrograph is in the public domain, from phil.cdc.gov.
Saturday, February 06, 2016
Zika
Zika Virus electron micrograph is in the public domain, from phil.cdc.gov.
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The outbreak of Zika virus, along with all the other recent global outbreaks - Ebola, Avian flu, swine flu, Chikungunya, Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus, etc. - remind me of the global nature of infectious disease and public health. Each individual disease will come and go, but the problem will not go away. The globalization of the world, the ease of travel, the disparities in living conditions and health care, and environmental changes with global warming will make global infectious disease a recurring threat. I recently reread Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake, and it really strikes home. If we do not work on improving global health conditions and reducing health disparities, if we do not start studying and focusing on what global warming means, if we do not create the resources to tackle emerging diseases, one of these microbes will get out of hand.
Zika Virus electron micrograph is in the public domain, from phil.cdc.gov.
In ancient Greece, the asclepion was a healing temple dedicated to Asclepius, the God of Medicine. Asclepius learned the art of surgery from the centaur Chiron and had the ability to raise the dead. The Rod of Asclepius is a roughhewn branch entwined with a single serpent.
Zika Virus electron micrograph is in the public domain, from phil.cdc.gov.
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Hi! I am Craig Chen, a third year resident physician in anesthesiology at Stanford Hospitals and Clinics. I went to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco. Prior to medical school, I studied philosophy and biology at Stanford University, along with a minor in creative writing.
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