There are three types of plague infection — bubonic, septicemic and pneumonic — and all are caused...
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A new strategy, made necessary by COVID-19, could mean a one-and-done influenza vaccine is on the way....
Yale’s Dorothy Horstmann solved a puzzle that would lead to the first polio vaccines 65 years ago....
The years 1918 and 1919 were difficult not only as a result of the influenza pandemic, but...
The Fort Bayard military reservation was established in 1866. Introduction It started with a “heavy cold.”[1] In...
Epidemics haunt history, but they shape history too, as happened in 212 BCE at Syracuse. “The dogs...
Thucydides indicates that this plague was extraordinary in that “a pestilence of such extent and mortality was...
This event marked a crucial dialogue among countries, donors, and partners on building back better for future...
Throughout history, writers and artists have explored the impact of plagues and pandemics on humanity. One of...
The most insidious denialism of all is entirely invisible. The presidential election wasn’t close. Joe Biden won...
The lives, labor, and sacrifices of women and girls of color have been overlooked for centuries. Introduction...
A fast-moving equine flu cratered the U.S. economy in the fall of 1872. Introduction In 1872 the...
Many people object to the added ingredients in vaccines. Pharmacists explain why those fears are unwarranted. Misunderstandings...
In an effort to help fellow COVID-19 sufferers, some patients spend most of their days fact checking...
We’re ready to be done with COVID-19, it’s not going anywhere soon. Once a pathogen emerges, it’s...
People broke public health laws during the 17th-century plague in Italy, but there were clergymen who intervened....
The Cutter Incident was a tragic error showed how complicated it can be to distribute vaccines on...
Societies and cultures that seem ossified and entrenched were suddenly open to conquest, innovation, and social change....
Consuming propaganda can kill you. Consuming the wrong news can kill you. That’s the fundamental insight of...
Medieval people called it “the blue sickness”, “La pest” (the pestilence), and “the Great Mortality”. NOTE: Hover...
In medieval times natural phenomena, such as comets and eclipses, were regarded as portents of natural disasters,...
Historical amnesia and everyday privilege are what make it seem to some Christians that end prophecies are...
From ancient times different populations have adopted varying strategies to prevent and contain disease. By Dr. Gian...
The impact of the bubonic plague epidemics of the past still echoes across the centuries. Introduction The...
For the grieving painter who lose his wife to the disease, art functioned as a kind of...
For many centuries explanations for disease were based not on science, but on religion, superstition, and myth....
Diseases have often influenced historical events, but they are neglected in the documentation of these events. Human...
The transition to use of diphtheria antitoxin to treat ill humans happened quickly. It’s hard to identify...
Between 1816 and 1923, the first six cholera pandemics occurred consecutively and continuously over time. Introduction Seven...
20,000 people, including Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and much of the federal government fled the city to...