Available On Demand: February 27, 2007 at 9am MST
Cost: FREE
e-book: Included
Length: 60 minutes

Description:
Beware of the fomites! Did you know that 80 percent of all common infections, such as colds, flu, and diarrhea, are spread through the environment, with air, water, food, and fomites being the usual vehicles for transmission? Charles P. Gerba, PhD, BS, a professor in the Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science as well as the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Arizona in Tucson, will explain the significance of fomites in disease transmission and identify areas where the greatest risk of transmission lies. Gerba has spent more than 30 years in the academic world as a professor, teaching in the fields of virology and epidemiology, environmental health, microbiology, and immunology. He has authored and co-authored more than a half-dozen books and hundreds of peer-reviewed journal articles. 

Speaker:

Charles Gerba, PhD, BS, received his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University in 1969, and his doctorate degree from the University of Miami (Florida) in 1973. Both of his degrees are in microbiology. He is currently a Professor of Environmental Microbiology in the Departments of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Gerba has authored more than 400 articles including several text books in environmental microbiology and pollution science. He actively conducts research on the development of new disinfectants and drinking water treatment processes, new methods for the detection of waterborne pathogens, occurrence and fate of pathogens in the environment, and microbial risk assessment. He was a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Committee on the development of the "Guide Standard and Protocol for Testing Microbiological Water Purifiers," which forms the basis for testing the performance of water treatment devices used for outdoor recreation. He is a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board Committees on Drinking Water and Research Strategies. He is a member of the American Academy of Microbiology.

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