When Bostonians in 1721 faced a deadly smallpox outbreak, a new procedure called inoculation was found to...
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He raised donations to pay local doctors to perform the procedure and to pay poor families for...
Exploring the widespread worry in Georgian Britain that immunity came with beastly side effects. By Erica X....
The idea that the royal touch could cure the infection persisted for 1,200 years down through the...
How do vaccines trigger and train the immune system, and what is the role of herd immunity?...
Van Leeuwenhoek, who discovered bacteria, is one of the most important figures in the history of medicine....
At the first hint the virus was receding, people pushed to get life back to normal. Unfortunately...
Today we talk easily of viruses, but in Edward Jenner’s day they were completely unknown. The time...
Vaccination led ultimately to the eradication of smallpox, one of the great achievements of medicine. By Arthur...
In fact, you can’t really understand Mumbai without understanding the bubonic plague. Introduction On a leafy uphill...
Science and determination turned the tide against one of the worst diseases humanity has ever endured. Three...
The persecution and destruction of the Jews of Germany at the time of the Black Death. Introduction...
Throughout history, plagues have severely affected human societies. By Christine A. Smith Throughout history, humans have been...
There are three types of plague infection — bubonic, septicemic and pneumonic — and all are caused...
Several possible causes have been advanced for the Black Death. Introduction Theories of the Black Death are...
They were the first to be fully inoculated against polio. Today is a different picture. Introduction Sixty-four...
Many vaccines were developed and used during the 1918–1919 pandemic. Synopsis The influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 dramatically...
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...
Examining how past societies viewed and dealt with mental illness. Prehistoric and Ancient Beliefs Prehistoric cultures often...
Throughout history, writers and artists have explored the impact of plagues and pandemics on humanity. One of...
The world has become enchanted with a three-legged mermaid called Amabie, said to help fight plague. Last...
The lives, labor, and sacrifices of women and girls of color have been overlooked for centuries. Introduction...
Knowledge preserved in medieval books enjoyed a longevity that extended beyond the period of the manuscript book....
In Chicago’s 1937 ‘radio school’ experiment, technology filled the gap during a crisis. Introduction A UNICEF survey found that...
A fast-moving equine flu cratered the U.S. economy in the fall of 1872. Introduction In 1872 the...
People broke public health laws during the 17th-century plague in Italy, but there were clergymen who intervened....