In ‘Epidemic Narratives’, Dilip Das leaves us with a realisation that epidemics, like myths, never truly die. They linger in ...

In today’s interconnected world, the rapid spread of infectious diseases poses a significant threat to global health and economic stability.

Vaccines, medications and other biomedical breakthroughs are necessary to eliminate epidemic diseases. But as I explore in my ...

Past epidemics may offer some insight into what the future holds. Here’s a look back at some of them. Smallpox is caused by the variola virus, which spreads through skin-to-skin contact or ...

3. Boston, New York City and Philadelphia; Summer 1798; more than 5,000 dead Concurrent epidemics hit the nation's three major cities. 4. Baltimore; Summer 1800; 1,200 dead As the 19th century ...

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The evidence is convincing in terms of the soundness of the theoretical projections and the impact that accounting for group sizes may have on inferences from surveillance data. However, it has not ...

While the novel coronavirus (officially name Covid-19) has everyone in Hong Kong stocking up on toilet paper rolls andsurgical face masks while constantly refreshing news feeds, perhaps the last ...

Several epidemics are currently threatening Europe's livestock populations. In addition to bluetongue, avian flu, African ...

As exemplified by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic major infectious diseases and epidemics have devastating impacts on human lives, wreaking havoc on long-term social and ...

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