You can have an epidemic in a state. You can have it in a region. You can have it in a country where the critical level of disease passes a certain threshold, and we call that an 'epidemic threshold.' Anthony Fauci callcountrycritical Change image and share on social
When we can get the incidence of HIV down enough to turn the trajectory of the pandemic, it will assume a momentum of its own in diminishing HIV. Anthony Fauci assumediminishhiv Change image and share on social
Certainly the support for research in HIV/AIDS was good in the Clinton administration, good in the Bush administrations. It just was. Anthony Fauci administrationaidbush Change image and share on social
It's the advantage of the virus to spread, and you can only spread when you infect people and they infect other people without necessarily killing them. So if you had 100 percent mortality, the potential pandemic would almost self-eliminate itself. Anthony Fauci advantageeliminateinfect share on social
I enjoy very much communication. I think that scientists need to communicate. Anthony Fauci communicatecommunicationenjoy Change image and share on social
When you vaccinate someone, or when you get infected, the microbe is presenting itself to the immune system in a way that the immune system recognizes the important elements of the microbe and makes an immune response, both an antibody response and a cellular response, to ultimately contain the microbe. Anthony Fauci antibodycellularelement share on social
You can't rush the science, but when the science points you in the right direction, then you can start rushing. Anthony Fauci directionpointrush Change image and share on social
The Europeans have lots of data on the use of adjuvanted flu vaccine in the elderly, but I don't think anybody has really good data on adjuvants in children. Anthony Fauci adjuvantadjuvantedchild Change image and share on social
Disagreements are one of the fundamental positive aspects of science. Anthony Fauci aspectdisagreementfundamental Change image and share on social
Staph lives on skin. That's the reason why many infections start as a boil. Anthony Fauci boilinfectionlive Change image and share on social