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Stop panicking, says germ expert

Stop panicking, says germ expert

David Isaacs, a professor of infectious diseases, wants Australians to know they are in safe hands.

Infectious diseases expert Professor David Isaacs: "The funny thing is, it's the infectious diseases doctors who are least panicked by this. They understand the risks." Louise Kennerley

Professor David Isaacs strides towards me along a Sydney Children's Hospital corridor, his face beaming and his arm looking like it is about to reach for my hand.

In this time of an almost-transcendental panic, I baulk. Rigidly holding my arm against my side, I acknowledge the paediatrician with an uncertain smile, which seems an inadequate response to his warmth.

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Aaron Patrick
Aaron PatrickSenior correspondentAaron Patrick was a senior correspondent at The Australian Financial Review.

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