Reflective Essay – Epidemics and Society

Throughout this course on Epidemics and Society, I have learned an incredible amount about human sickness throughout history. There is much to be said about the way epidemics have shaped human history. From the infamous to the mysterious, the Black Plague to Smallpox, we have studied them all in BI-245X. The VMI ePortfolio system has…

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Ebola – Emerging Disease

Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in…

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HIV/AIDS Response

HIV/AIDS is an issue that is near and dear to my own heart. I was fortunate enough to be able to serve around Kenya, and Zimbabwe, Africa last year, and I saw what AIDS does to a body. It is simply devastating. The number of suffering people grows daily. Like many other diseases, it can be…

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