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DO-IT-YOURSELF EXHIBIT

Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World

Our world is connected more than ever before by global travel and trade, by technology, and by our microbes.

Explore the connections between human, animal, and environmental health, and discover how people around the world track down and respond to disease outbreaks.

This free, print-on-demand exhibit consists of graphic panels, interactive media, and files for printing 3-D viruses. It can be adapted to a variety of venues, including community centers, libraries, coffee shops, hospitals, transit hubs, museums, and science centers.

This free, print-on-demand exhibit consists of:

  • 1 title panel (required for display)
  • 16 content panels (first content panel required)
  • 2 customizable templates
  • 8 3D-printable viruses
  • 6 multimedia pieces
  • 3 marketing templates
  • 1 comprehensive Resource Guide
a collage of assets available with the toolkit on a white backdrop

  • Outbreak Origins – Discover how microbes make the jump from animals to humans, and how environmental factors play a role in the spread of pathogens.

     

  • Stopping the Spread – Find out how personal behavior, societal changes, and global coordination can decrease the risk of disease outbreaks. 

  • Detection, Response, and Containment – Meet the people on the front lines, from veterinarians to activists, and learn how they identify and control the spread of infectious diseases.

  • Disease Profiles – Learn about HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Zika virus, Covid-19, and tuberculosis – where they occur, how they spread, and how to treat or prevent them.

Outbreak DiY is available in

  • English
  • Bilingual English-and-Spanish
  • Bilingual English-and-French
  • Bilingual English-and-Arabic
  • Bilingual English-and-Simplified and traditional Chinese
  • Bilingual English-and-Vietnamese
  • Bilingual English-and-Portuguese 
  • Bilingual English-and-Hindi
  • Bilingual English-and-Indonesian
  • Bilingual English-and-Swahili 
  • A bilingual blank version is available to translate into local languages

Outbreak DiY

three large panels with yellow lights on top
Outbreak DiY at Heureka Science Center, Vantaa, Finland
posters taped to a green wall with a person looking at them in back
Outbreak DiY in a community center, Democratic Republic of Congo
two green 3d viruses opened up with 2 pieces of purple on table in front
3D virus files available with Outbreak DiY
for posters on sandwich boards on a beach
Outbreak DiY on a beach in Copacabana, Brazil
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