Americans in recent years have become quite familiar with the ways in which infectious disease outbreaks can drastically change our everyday lives. The impact of disease can profoundly impact a community—upending routines and rattling nerves as it spreads from person to person. This is not a new phenomenon in American history. An example of this […]
By Kerstin Haskell, President, World BioHazTec and 2024–2025 President, Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association (ChABSA) Back in January, I was on the State of Maryland’s website—why, I honestly can’t remember—but there on the homepage I saw a link: “Request a Proclamation.” Something about that link sparked a thought: What if ChABSA’s annual symposium had an […]
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Early History of Tuberculosis in the U.S. Tuberculosis (TB) has a long, devastating history in the United States. Once known as “The Captain of Death” and the “White Plague,” this deadly disease shaped not only the public’s health but also everyday behaviors and how we as a society responded to infectious threats. Though its grip […]
