War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exacerbated outbreaks of mpox, Ebola, cholera, malaria, and measles.

James E. Higgins, “Under the Stimulus of Great Epidemics”: Reformers, Epidemics, and the Rise of State Level Public Health in Pennsylvania, 1872–1905, Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic ...

In this paper we describe two major epidemics in wild mammals in a National Park in Tanzania, East Africa. An anthrax outbreak killed more than 90% of the impala population, and rinderpest some 20% of ...

Language and cultural differences are another issue. Plus, in many countries where epidemics are common, Internet access is limited or nonexistent. In those cases, social media won’t help.

Frank M. Snowden, Andrew Downey Orrick professor emeritus of history and history of medicine at Yale University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how epidemics have shaped world history.

When Epidemics Go Viral Governments grapple with social media’s role in spreading information and shaping public opinion during a health crisis.

As the recent Ebola and Zika epidemics have shown, these outbreaks create local - as well as global - financial and system stresses, impacting travel, commerce and social stability.

Most of the epidemics have occurred during the winter and spring months. Always they are explosive: a sudden appearance of sore throat throughout the community, accompanied by chilliness, headache ...

Government inaction or delay—due to racial discrimination, homophobia, stigma, and apathy—have shaped the course of many epidemics in our country. In the 1980s, for example, HIV spread as the ...

Design and Healing: Creative Responses to Epidemics is made possible with major support from Crystal and Chris Sacca. Generous support is also provided by Lisa Roberts and David Seltzer and Lily ...