Parents of children sometimes get strange requests for birthday or festive presents. My obsession at the age of ten was to have a microscope. (I wanted to look at a fly’s eye!) Even today, one of my questions to prospective job candidates is: “Did your parents ever give you a microscope as a present when you were a kid?” By following rational and scientific methodology in 1882, Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to the world.

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A zoonosis is defined as an infectious disease transferred between humans and animals. Salmonella and campylobacter spring to mind. They are the tip of the iceberg. Influenza, the 20th century serial killer, and HIV are more compelling examples of zoonoses. HIV and influenza crossed over the border with catastrophic consequences for humanity.

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