Week 1: Reflections

I'm excited for this new semester, especially taking Microbiology. This past week in class, we learned about different people (scientists, nurses, etc.) and how they contributed to microbiology. The person that I focused on was George M. Sternberg. He was a U.S. Army General Surgeon who traveled with the U.S. army for many wars, including the Civil War. After being sick with typhoid and yellow fever, he took further interest and studied these diseases. He, along with Walter Reed, were able to find a way to stop the spread of typhoid fever and contain it. He was known as the first American Microbiologist.

I'm looking forward to this class and all the useful information that I can use later in the future.