The Black Death was a historic disease that killed somewhere between 30% and 60% of Europe’s population in the 1300s. The plague spread through vermin- marmots and rats- and travelled between countries through trade and human contact. The plague spread so quickly due to many of the same problems that poorer nations still confront today. […]
The rising emergence of diseases and the rising re-emergence of diseases represents a thorough threat to many countries, lifestyles, and the delicate balance of society. While technology constantly evolves and leads science in new areas of growth, the emergence of diseases, as well as the re-emergence of past diseases, poses a threat to science and […]
As the population continues to rise, so too does the war on disease. For the last few thousand years, humans have fought a multitude of diseases- zoonotic, organic, and man-produced. Over the course of history, these diseases have changed in their nature to match the societal and cultural changes taking place in the world- including […]