Ulrich Marcus
Ulrich Marcus (born March 1958 ) is a German epidemiologist and doctor .
Life
After studying human medicine with a state examination and doctorate at the Free University in Berlin , Marcus began researching HIV and AIDS in 1984 . The German AIDS Foundation recognized his work as head of the communication, press and public relations department of the Robert Koch Institute from 1998 to 1999 with the media prize . Marcus later switched to the specialist area for HIV / AIDS and other sexually or blood-borne infections in which he was deputy head of department for several years and currently works as a research assistant.
research
Marcus is the scientific coordinator of the “German-Austrian guidelines for post-exposure prophylaxis of HIV infection”. In this consensus-based medical guideline , the transmission risks of HIV in various risk situations are presented and, if necessary, post-exposure drug options are summarized.
As part of an increased occurrence of meningococcal infections in Berlin in 2013 among young men who have sex with men (MSM), Marcus also contributed to disseminating knowledge about the disease, its symptoms and prevention as an interviewee in print and online media.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulrich Marcus: Have you been lucky? Two decades of AIDS in Germany . Blackwell, 2000, p. XIV
- ↑ Quoted from AMWF: German-Austrian guidelines for post-exposure prophylaxis of HIV infection ( Memento from September 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ Quoted from Eurosurveillance: A cluster of invasive meningococcal disease in young men who have sex with men in Berlin, October 2012 to May 2013. ( Memento from August 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved on March 5, 2014.
literature
- Ulrich Marcus (Ed.): Have you been lucky? Two decades of AIDS in Germany . Blackwell, Berlin / Vienna 2000, p. XIV.
Web links
- German-Austrian guidelines for post-exposure prophylaxis of HIV infection
- Meningococci: Increased Risk for Young Gays?
- Berlin recommends vaccination for gay men . In: The time
- A cluster of invasive meningococcal disease in young men who have sex with men in Berlin, October 2012 to May 2013
- Department of HIV / AIDS and other sexually or blood-borne infections , Robert Koch Institute
- Homepage of the Robert Koch Institute
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| SURNAME | Marcus, Ulrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German epidemiologist and doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1958 |