This area of the exhibition explores diseases transmitted through the bites of blood-feeding animals and the microscopic organisms that cause them. It highlights how scientific research, disease management, and preventative measures help reduce the spread of infections such as malaria, plague, Lyme disease, and Zika virus.
The space is a dark room with several wall graphics and a row of tall, illuminated light boxes mounted along a black wall. Each light box displays a magnified microscope image of a disease. On the far left, Lyme Disease is depicted. The image is a white background containing irregular red and orange areas crossed by dark blue spiral-shaped strands. The second light box shows West Nile Virus and features clusters of rounded blue forms against a pale orange background. The third displays Malaria, featuring elongated purple and green structures. On the far right, a light purple background contains thin branching lines and scattered round orange-red circular shapes. A label identifies this image as Zika virus. Small information panels are mounted beside each light box.