Are we better as a nation at treating disease than preventing it?
We are generally good at developing treatments but do not prevent disease as well. Anthony Fauci, MD, explains why.
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What we don't do as well-- prevent disease well. How long it took to get a realization
and acceptance of the absolutely devastating impact of tobacco. [MUSIC PLAYING]
Unfortunately, we are, because that's what happens. I mean, when a disease occurs, we treat it.
And we're generally pretty good at developing treatments. What we don't do as well--
and when I say we, I mean we as a society, and that means health officials, as well as the general public--
prevent disease well. I mean, if you look at how long it
took to get a realization and acceptance of the absolutely
devastating impact of tobacco-- I mean, it took a very long time to get that across,
and still we have a certain percentage of people still smoke. And we know that tobacco is maybe
the all time great killer of how we kill ourselves is by smoking. [MUSIC PLAYING]
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