The exciting new traveling exhibition OUTBREAK: EPIDEMICS IN A
CONNECTED WORLD BRINGS TO HOUSTON FOR THE FIRST TIME A ONE-of-a-kind
experience that uncovers answers to the common questions regarding the
risks and potential rapid spread of pandemic OUTBREAKS: Why do
pathogens emerge where they do? How do they spill over from animals to
people? What can individuals and communities do to prevent the next
OUTBREAK? The John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science in
HOUSTON WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE AN UP-close and intricate look at
pandemic risks in the 21st century, zoonotic emerging infectious
diseases, and get a glimpse at how three OUTBREAKS DRAMATICALLY
AFFECTED THE GREATER HOUSTON REGION SINCE THE 1920S. Created by the
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington,
D.C., OUTBREAK: EPIDEMICS IN A CONNECTED WORLD WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT
THE HEALTH MUSEUM THROUGH MAY 2020. The locally curated EPIDEMICS THAT
WILL BE FEATURED IN THE “Close to Home” section of OUTBREAK
INCLUDE THE PLAGUE IN GALVESTON IN THE 1920S, Polio in the 1950s and
HIV in the 1980s. A bilingual experience in English and Spanish,
OUTBREAK: EPIDEMICS IN A CONNECTED WORLD BRINGS TO LIFE HOW
COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD ACTIVELY RESPOND TO THESE EMERGENCY
SCENARIOS. A mockup of a real-life pandemic response – complete with
HAZMAT equipment and staging – will serve as the dramatic entrance
to the very real WORLD OF LIFE-threatening potential OUTBREAKS. To
highlight the intimately CONNECTED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN, animal
and environmental health, a section of the exhibition will also
feature bats and the risks most commonly associated with them and
other wildlife. Almost two-thirds of emerging diseases have a
non-human animal source, and almost three-quarters of these originate
from wildlife such as rodents, bats, birds, and primates. Through
OUTBREAK: EPIDEMICS IN A CONNECTED WORLD THE HEALTH MUSEUM WILL GIVE
VISITORS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS OF OUR
RAPIDLY-changing planet and inspire them to become informed
planet-savvy citizens. Additional seasonal and educational programming
will be incorporated into OUTBREAK DURING ITS TIME IN HOUSTON. For
more information about OUTBREAK: EPIDEMICS IN A CONNECTED WORLD PLEASE
VISIT
https://www.thehealthmuseum.org/exhibit/outbreak-epidemics-connected-world
[https://www.thehealthmuseum.org/exhibit/outbreak-epidemics-connected-world].
General admission to The Health Museum is free for children two and
under; $8 for children 3 to 12 years old and seniors 65 and above; $10
for adults; and free on Thursdays for families. Active and retired
personnel receive half-off admission for up to four people. General
admission also provides access to the museum’s multiple exhibits.
For more information about The Health Museum
visit thehealthmuseum.org. Cost: Payment required - General
admission to The Health Museum is free for children two and under; $8
for children 3 to 12 years old and seniors 65 and above; $10 for
adults; and free on Thursdays for families from 2-7 p.m. Active and
retired military personnel receive half-off admission for up to four
people. General admission also provides access to the museum’s
multiple exhibits. Categories: Education | Museums & Attractions This
event repeats daily until May 31, 2020: Mar 17 , Mar 18 , Mar 19
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