Zoonoses Meet a Scientist

March 22, 2021

Why did he return to Africa after his PhD training in Belgium:

He couldn't get a job in Europe

he was not interested in any science

He didn't like routine lab work and he had opportunities to "help his people in Africa."

He had access to a brand new modern lab in Africa

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Question 2: What symptom in patients made him realize that this was a "new" disease?

fever

muscle soreness

excessive bleeding

Electron microscope picture

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Question 3: Why do zoonotic diseases seem more common these days?

organisms are mutating

Doctors are being taught about unfamiliar diseases

Humans are coming in contact with animals more often and invading their habitats.

People are more interested in wildlife these days

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Time's up

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