Zika, West Nile, Dengue, Yellow fever and Malaria are all mosquito borne diseases that cause serious illness in humans. An outbreak due to any one of these diseases ignites much media attention. Current research focuses upon diagnosis, prevention and treatment of these pathogens because of their devastating affects. Generally, an affected patient willing accepts medical […]
Month: August 2017
“Grief”
This week I learned of the serious illness and death of two beloved show dogs. Their owners, breeders and admirers expressed an overwhelming sense of grief on social media. Some even tried to rationalize the death of a beloved canine with statements like the dog lived a good life but now was old and sick […]