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Deborah Susan Asnis, M.D., (July 17, 1956 – September 12, 2015) was an American infectious disease specialist and H.I.V. clinical researcher, who is credited with reporting the first human cases of West Nile virus in the United States. In August 1999, Dr. Asnis, the chief of infectious diseases at Flushing Hospital Medical Center in Queens, New York, noticed two male patients with similar, mysterious symptoms. Their symptoms included loss of arm and leg control, high fevers, and disorientation. She reported her patients' unusual symptoms to health authorities, who pursued further testing and analysis of the illness.〔 Asnis' patients were diagnosed with West Nile virus in September 1999, the first known human cases of the disease in the United States.〔〔 Dr. Asnis had been praised for reporting her patients' symptoms to authorities.〔 Not only did her actions lead to the discovery of the West Nile virus in the United States, but, by alerting authorities, Dr. Asnis likely prevented a more widespread initial outbreak of West Nile in the country.〔〔 ==Biography== Asnis was born on July 17, 1956, in New Hyde Park, New York, to Ruth (née Kornblum), an accounting teacher, and Myron Asnis, a dentist.〔 She graduated from Roslyn High School in Roslyn, New York.〔 Asnis then earned her bachelor's degree from Northwestern University and her medical degree from Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine in 1981.〔 She resided in Hewlett, New York, with her husband, Dr. Hal Kazdin; the couple had two sons, Joshua and Matthew Kazdin.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deborah Asnis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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