Newswise — Medical historian, physician and epidemiologist Howard Markel, M.D., Ph.D. takes the long view when it comes to Ebola and other infectious disease outbreaks. He has studied the history of epidemics, and the response of society to them through the ages -- including a comprehensive look at the 1918 pandemic flu.

He offers his perspective on the Ebola outbreak here: http://umhealth.me/histeb

Full bio here: http://chm.med.umich.edu/about/faculty-staff/howard-markel/

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