On this episode of But Why: Zika Virus and Emerging Pathogens. Dr. James Crowe, Director of the Vaccine Research Center and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University, sat down with me to talk about emerging pathogens, such as Zika virus, which can cause disease that appears to come out of thin air. How do we identify the cause of new diseases? How do we treat these new diseases? and how do we prevent more individuals from getting sick? Tune in for the answers. Background track: Anitek - The 3rd freemusicarchive.org/music/Anitek/