Alphabet Soup
CIHS
College of Integrated Health Sciences
Named after the different eras in American history, these are the names of the 4 residential quads on campus
Indi, Dutch, Colonial and State
Not a problem for those with a fear of the sea, this zoonotic disease causes foaming at the mouth and an aversion to water
Rabies
Considered the father of epidemiology, this Englishman was able to trace the source of a cholera outbreak to water pumps
John Snow
SDOH
Social Determinants of Health
You can now find the CIHS offices here, but before being called Pine Bush, this building on campus was called what?
Earth Science & Mathematics Building
Vampires beware! You won't be biting anyone after catching this STD which causes cold sores on the mouth
Herpes/HSV
At the young age of 16, this Swedish activist took a wind and solar powered boat to speak at the UN about climate change
Greta Thunberg
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
This therapy dog can often be found walking around campus with her handler and at campus events
Roxy
It spreads faster than a zombie plague, this virus is highly contagious. Moms may throw a '___ party' to have their children be exposed to the disease. That iconic rash makes for a bad party favor
Chickenpox
This doctor served as a key member in the white house coronavirus taskforce, often making numerous TV appearances during the pandemic
Dr Anthony Fauci
NIAID
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
This roman goddess is SUNY Albany's academic mascot. She has a room in the library named after her
Minerva
Don't go looking for the Lochness Monster. You might catch this water borne bacterial disease that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. John Snow would know about it
Cholera
We have this Scottish physician to thank for the invention of Penicillin
Alexander Fleming
OHSQA
Office of Health Services Quality and Analytics
Before being eventually being called the University at Albany, it was founded under this name
New York State Normal School
I hope you're not claustrophobic, because catching this disease could mean spending the rest of your life in an iron lung
Polio
Famous for inventing an early version of the smallpox vaccine, this British physician might be related to Kylie and Kendall
Edward Jenner