For many years, patients with tuberculosis had to live in sanitoriums to stop the spread of infection and treatments included removing ribs and lungs. This book explores the history of the infectious disease known as the white death.
Ebola is a highly contagious virus that is spread through bodily fluids, and it first appeared in 1976 and has spread across sub-Saharan Africa. Explore more about the history and impact of this infectious disease.
Cholera is a deadly bacteria that lives in the soil and water, and it infects millions of people every year. Explores the history and impact of the infectious disease known as the blue death.
Explores the history and impact of the Bubonic plague, a disease spread by fleas that live on rats, while outbreaks of the disease killed millions of people.
