I have a childhood friend who is an epidemiologist – meaning that she’s an expert in public health and outbreaks. I’ll call her Dr Guest. Dr Guest embraces her profession. When you visit she monitors the amount of times you go to the toilet, and takes an interest in what you do when you are there. More than four visits a day and you have a health problem that might infect … [Read more...]
Against ‘La Rage’ – or About Vaccines
Last week I went to get a rabies vaccination. My sister, the public health specialist (1) recommended it because I’m going to India for a couple of months. In Australia I went to the travel doctor and had a gazillion vaccinations to bring everything up to date. But before I could complete the course of rabies injections I had to leave the country. The only possibility for … [Read more...]
