  CDC′s Disease Detectives: Global Health Sleuths Battle
Contagion Worldwide  Lab Man in bubble  In Steven Soderbergh′s
new thriller Contagion, to be released September 9, Dr Erin
Mears, played by Kate Winslet, is a “disease detective,” racing
to help stop the lethal devastation unleashed by an unknown,
airborne virus. Although her character is fictional, the
dedication, grit and steely determination she displays in the
face of what seem like insurmountable odds are truly
representative of real–life scientists and health professionals.
CDC′s (EIS) staff are the elite global health sleuths.  EIS
officers are epidemiologists, laboratorians, statisticians,
veterinarians and doctors. In the event of a suspected disease
outbreak, they are called on to answer the question: what is
causing people to get sick? Once they find the cause, they keep
looking to answer key questions: How can we prevent disease from
spreading and how can we prevent another outbreak? They are on
CDC′s front lines, working 24/7 to save lives