I find it somewhat ironic that Onchocerciasis a.k.a River Blindness is a neglected tropical disease simply because there is sad poetry in being blind to the second most common infectious cause of blindness. The disease of river blindness itself occurs when larvae of the parasite Onchocerca volvulus. Beyond this basic pathogenesis, in terms of […]
Book Review – Enviromedics: The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health
Enviromedics: The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health by Jay Lemery, MD, and Paul Auerbach, MD, is a wide-reaching yet concise review of the evidence for the health consequences of climate change. One of the strengths of this work is the authors’ assertion that while the environmental, geopolitical, and economic consequences of climate change […]
Why I Chose to do an Elective at the CDC
The chief reason I wish to participate in the program is that it offers me the opportunity to put into active practice the principles that motivated me to pursue medicine. The initial impetus for my passion for medicine and public health emerged from my status as the child of immigrant physicians. I am extraordinarily grateful […]
