We are generally good at developing treatments but do not prevent disease as well, says HealthMaker Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. In this video, he explains why.
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 is 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, say 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 old time great killer of how we kill ourselves, is by smoking.
Anthony Fauci, MD has served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984. His focus is research to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases such as HIV/AIDS, influenza, tuberculosis and malaria.
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