• A blog by Syamak Moattari, this blog reflects Syamak's experiences during his journey at the School of Public Health and beyond. Syamak earned his MD in 1995 and currently is a Doctor of Public Health Candidate in International Health at Boston University.

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Tuskegee Study, on “Bad Blood” People

Posted on February 21, 2008 by moattari

As a health professional or health student you need to know a minimum of the health terminology and historical events as well as ongoing debates. For example you have to know the differences between reliability and validity, sensitivity and specificity, bias and confounding factors, also you must be able to explain the John Snow approach [...]

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Ebola a hemorrhagic fever or a music band

Posted on January 28, 2008 by moattari

CDC describes Ebola as a hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF) that is a severe, often-fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees) that has appeared sporadically since its initial recognition in 1976.The disease is caused by infection with Ebola virus, named after a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) [...]

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