Epidemics and Society

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Help Received: Article https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/madagascar-is-battling-a-bubonic-plague-outbreak-180948137/   Historical Aspects   The plague was a devastating epidemic that killed over half of the European population. However, there were factors back then that contributed to its spread and virulence that we would not even think of today. Hygiene was probably the biggest issue of them all. A disease can […]

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Help Received: Power Point : “The Price of Being Sedentary” Previous homework assignments Textbook Historical:   As cultures and societies have shifted and changed, so have the pathogens that follow them. Some pathogens disappear from groups due to the way they live. Some, like the plague, appear because certain lifestyles and cultures cater to them. […]

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