The water and sanitation engineer was responsible for one of the two most dramatic reductions in infectious diseases in history, i.e. the eradication of water-borne diseases like cholera, typhoid and dysentery. — Photos: Filepic
We will soon enter the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic.
It is possible that the epidemiologist, infectious diseases (ID) physician and public health specialist are now the most famous occupations in the world, and will remain highly-visible for the foreseeable future.
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