Average Zoologist Yearly Salary in the United States. Zoologists earn a median salary of $59,680 per year. Salaries typically start from $39,180 and go up to $97,390. These numbers may vary depending on several factors, like level of education, amount of experience, industry, company size and location.
Ondine's Curse: Local girl shares rare, life-threatening disease with subject of Oscar-nominated documentary. Four-year-old Madilyn Yang bounces into her bedroom after bath time, a blue-towel wrapped robe-like around her head and body. Her mother, Sarah Yang, waits on the floor near a plastic tub and some medical supplies. Madilyn's bedtime routine is pretty typical, for the most part. But she has a rare disease called Central Congenital Hypoventilation Syndrome, or Ondine's Curse, that adds a few steps to her bed-time prep.
Overview: Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease caused by malaria-like parasites of the genus Babesia. These single-celled organisms invade red blood cells and may cause fatigue, aches, fever, chills, sweating, dark urine, enlarged spleen, or anemia. Infections can range from no serious symptoms to fatal disease. Tracking Babesia infections is difficult due to the number of asymptomatic infections. Babesiosis was first reported as Texas cattle fever around the turn of the century.