January 13, 2015 - January 2, 2017 - Find out about scientific and social innovations that are ridding the world of ancient afflictions in Countdown to Zero, an exhibition that focuses on several global efforts that have been able to contain or eradicate disease.
What if you could put an end to a painful or deadly disease? If you could ensure that no one would ever suffer from it again? That goal of wiping out every single case of a disease is ambitious and the challenges are enormous but the potential benefits are even greater.
To date we’ve eradicated only one human disease: smallpox. But dedicated health workers around the globe are closing in on others. Guinea worm, which once afflicted millions, will soon be gone for good. And efforts are underway to wipe out or control polio, malaria, lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness.
Dates:January 13, 2015 10:00 am to January 02, 2017 06:00 pm
Address:Central Park West at 79th Street , New York, New York 10024, United States
Phone:212-769-5100
Contact:American Museum of Natural History
Website:https://www.yundle.com/directory/detail/american-museum-of-natural-history