My earliest memory about infections was hearing how, during WWII, my father made vaccine against Rickettsia prowazekii, the cause of epidemic typhus, and how he contracted the infection.
FRANK E BERKOWITZ
About the Author
Frank Berkowitz did medical school and pediatric residency at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, and an infectious diseases fellowship at the University of Colorado, Denver. He has an MPH degree from Emory University in Atlanta.
He practices pediatric infectious diseases at hospitals affiliated with Emory University School of Medicine.