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Edinburgh Science Festival: Disease Detectives

This family friendly workshop allows you to be a Disease Detective and explore how different infections spread, how we can identify the culprit, and how to then treat the illness.

Edinburgh Science Festival: Disease Detectives

About Edinburgh Science Festival: Disease Detectives

Viruses are everywhere from cold and flu to COVID19. However, there are many other types of infectious disease and we need to know the correct cause to give the right treatment. In this workshop we will explore how different infections spread, how we can identify the culprit, and how to then treat the illness.

It will be run by real life Disease Detectives – scientists at the University of Edinburgh who are working to find out more about infectious diseases.

Age 7+

Children must be accompanied by an adult during this workshop.

Presented by The University of Edinburgh

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