Oswaldo Cruz father-in-law, a wealthy Portuguese merchant. Cruz found the seaport of Santos ravaged by an epidemic of bubonic plague that threatened to reach Rio de Janeiro and engaged himself immediately in the combat of this disease. The mayor of Rio de Janeiro authorized the construction of a plant for manufacturing the serum against the disease which had been developed at the Pasteur Institute by Alexandre Yersin and coworkers. He asked the institution for a scientist who could bring to Brazil this know-how. The Pasteur Institute responded that such a person was already available in Brazil: Dr. Oswaldo Cruz. On May 25,
American Career Institute American Career Institute American Career Institute was a training school that offered programs in Allied Health, Digital Media, Information Technology, Software Development and Database Administration. It was formerly known as the Americare School of Allied Health and was formerly affiliated with both the Computer Career Institute which rented space from Johns Hopkins University and had 8 campuses located in various cities within the states of Massachusetts and Maryland. As of January 9, 2013 American Career Institute has officially closed its doors. On November 21, 2013, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a suit against the for-profit