Hey Hunter, Thirteen Gorillas was also my favorite chapter, I thought it was fascinating the way the entire story played out. I really like the parts of the text you pulled for your forum post, particularly when you brought up the cultural approaches. I think the discussion we had in class about this concept was really interesting, how several of the people infected didn’t believe it to be true that they were infected with a disease but saw it as more of a bad omen. It fascinates me how different cultures view infectious disease. I think that our encroachment on the animal kingdom was an extremely interesting idea that was brought up in class, and it will definitely change the way I handle certain situations in the future.