Search | Gresham College

The Changing Geography of Ill Health

Ill health has always been concentrated in particular places; tackling these pockets of ill health is an essential role for public health. These may be driven by environmental factors, demography, deprivation and healthcare provision.

Unwelcome Guests: Human Diseases

Shakespeare wrote of island Britain as 'This fortress built by...

Ebola: Emergence, Epidemic and the Global Response

The current outbreak of Ebola in West Africa is probably...

Health and the Seven Ages of Man: Serious ill health in the very old and the very young

Shakespeare defined seven ages of man, and in his time...

The Eradication of Infectious Diseases

Eradicating an infectious disease for all time is one of the greatest gifts a generation can give to all subsequent ones. This lecture will examine the opportunities and difficulties of eradication.

Infections of the Abdominal Organs

Our gut is permanently full of large numbers of bacteria but serious infections rarely occur due to its extraordinary immune system. Public health has reduced but not eliminated transmission of these potentially dangerous infections.

Infections of the Lung and Heart

Infections via the respiratory route are often the most difficult to combat via public health measures.

Infections and the Nerves

This lecture will cover the peripheral nervous system and how infections can interfere with it.

Infections and the Brain

Control measures including vaccination have reduced the risk of some, but not all, of these very serious infections. This lecture will cover how infections get into the brain, their effect and how we can prevent and treat them.

Epidemics, Pandemics and How To Control Them

Some infections come in repeated epidemic waves, others are new to human populations.

Suggested searches:

For the Love of Learning since 1597

Popular topics:

Search results