The Wadsworth Public Lecture Series
2004 Life, Science and Health: Diseases Across Species
Being sick is no walk in the park, but getting sick can be.
Two-thirds of all infectious diseases spread from animals to people. Sometimes directly: contact with a rabid raccoon. Other times indirectly: a bite from a mosquito that fed on a West Nile-infected bird. Inanimate agents even play a role: drinking water contaminated by cattle carrying the giardia parasite.
Scientists from the Wadsworth Center will delve into these so-called zoonotic diseases. They will explain basic concepts -- animal reservoirs, vectors, transmission cycles -- and explore research at the scientific frontiers.
Learn about pathogen variability and competent disease vectors. Understand how mosquito genetics contributes to malaria, and how animal husbandry influences influenza. Hear about contemporary approaches to containing rabies and other intervention strategies, molecular and otherwise. Appreciate the scientific principles underlying research efforts; what scientists know and need to know.
Wildlife. Domestic and exotic pets. Mosquitoes, ticks and fleas. Understanding them and their diseases is your best defense. Let research scientists be your guide.
Lectures are held on Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Wadsworth Center's David Axelrod Institute, 120 New Scotland Avenue, Albany.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION ONLY. No walk-ins. No backpacks. Photo ID required.
To register:
Call 402-5235 or e-mail: lectures@wadsworth.org
Provide:
- your name
- mailing address and phone number
- indicate which lectures you wish to attend
- you will be contacted only if the lectures are oversubscribed
Thank you for your cooperation.
THE ACCIDENTAL HOST: Animal Diseases in Humans
Harry Taber, Ph.D.
April 22
HERE A SPECIES, THERE A SPECIES: Malaria and Mosquitoes
Jan Conn, Ph.D.
April 29
TICK ATTACK! The Emergence of Diverse Diseases
Greg Ebel, Sc.D.
May 6
THE PARASITE-FREE DIET: Watching What You Eat and Drink
Jan Keithly, Ph.D.
May 13
CHICKENS AND PIGS AND DUCKS, OH MY: Influenza Ecology
David Wentworth, Ph.D.
May 20
WHAT'S IN YOUR BELFRY? Rabies Prevention and Control
Chuck Trimarchi, M.S.