Increased susceptibility of polar bears to zoonotic pathogens due to prolonged starvation
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Source: BMJ Comments - February 27, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Inquiries about government jobs for vets
Hello! I’m a year 2 vet student and am just exploring my options post vet school. Getting a government job (in the USA) has always been an interest of mine, but I wanted to get some more insight if possible. I’m particularly interested in working for the CDC dealing with zoonotic diseases/public health. I have a few questions for those with government job experience: 1. Were you able to get a job with the government right out of vet school, or did you need to have additional... Inquiries about government jobs for vets (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 4, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: JiuJitsuGirl95 Tags: Veterinary Source Type: forums

Pathologist vs Biomedical Science
Thread Starter Pathologist vs Biomedical Science Follow 15 minutes ago 15m ago Q...
Source: The Student Room - July 22, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: artful_lounger Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums

Current veterinary student thinking of switching to human med
Hi guys, I'm so sorry if this has been asked before - I couldn't find much on the site. ANYWAYS, I'm currently a first year veterinary student. I have never wanted to practice medicine in a traditional sense, but I thought vet school was an appropriate avenue to public health and zoonoses and pathology ect. I sort of hedged all my bets, and went into this program with the mindset that if I was going to do this, I would do the army scholarship. I am a competitive applicant, but ended up... Current veterinary student thinking of switching to human med (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 17, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: john4344 Source Type: forums

PC strikes again
So the WHO wants us to stop using geographical or personal names etc... to describe diseases as this could lead to discrimination. Note the worry - discrimination , not confusion.  No more German measles , swine 'flu  etc... No more Parkinson's. Just think of the interpretation by the public : Parkinson's disease eliminated. Ebola should go as it suggests a place of origin and might give Africa a bad name.  Some rational system for medical nomenclature should be in place , but surely some of this is PC going cuckoo ? Knowing how or where a disease originates may also be helpful in communication with the pu...
Source: Doc2Doc BMJ Cardiology - May 11, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: sken Source Type: forums

VivienLauYW - New Development in molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases
New Development in molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases VivienLauYW What is Molecular Epidemiology? Molecular epidemiology contributes to the understanding of the pathogenesis of disease by identifying specific pathways, molecules and genes that influence the risk of developing disease, determining health and disease in families and in populations and the interplay of such molecular factors with environmental factors. What are Infectious Diseases? Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi. The diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from o...
Source: New Media Medicine - December 11, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: VivienLauYW Tags: Cambridge Medical School Source Type: forums

Undergraduate Zoonoses
Forum: Biology, biochemistry and other life sciences Posted By: emel Post Time: 13-07-2013 at 23:07 (Source: The Student Room)
Source: The Student Room - July 14, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: forums