Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World

Try your hand at being an outbreak responder in this interactive forum, part of the Museum of Science’s 2025 Being Human spotlight. This interactive forum will engage participants to walk through the decision-making process of responding to infectious disease threats such as avian influenza and Ebola. Participants will work together to consider the many factors that play into these decisions, including availability of funding, testing and surveillance development, global partnerships, distribution of medical countermeasures, and alerts from the Biothreats Emergence, Analysis and Communications Network (BEACON). Content based on an exhibition created for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.