Category: Infectious Disease Posts

FOVAD the ONLY way to contract infectious disease

Posted On By Christopher Lee DVM MPH DACVPMcomment
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When the impossible becomes possible, fear ensues When Hannibal, his army, and approximately 40 elephants geared for battle crossed the Alps into Italy, he struck fear into the heart of Rome. At the time the Romans and virtually everyone except Hannibal believed the Alps represented a natural and complete barrier to invasion. When the impossible […]

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Category: Infectious Disease Posts/One Health

The Black Death: Plague

Posted On By Kayla Wells DVM, MPH, DACVPM1 Comment

    We all learned about the “Black Death” in school.  The bubonic plague swept across Europe in the Middle Ages, killing nearly two-thirds of the population.  It was at that time that rats on ships became associated with plague.  It would take almost 500 years for researchers to identify rat fleas infected with the […]

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