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Women wearing masks during the 1918 Flu.

To Save Lives, Social Distancing Must Continue Longer Than We Expect

The lessons of the 1918 flu pandemic.

by Howard Markel, J. Alexander Navarro via Made By History on April 8, 2020

In 1918 and 2020, Race Colors America’s Response to Epidemics

A look at how Jim Crow affected the treatment of African Americans fighting the Spanish flu.

by Soraya Nadia McDonald via Andscape on April 1, 2020

The Epidemics America Got Wrong

Government inaction or delay have shaped the course of many infectious disease outbreaks in our country.

by Jim Downs via The Atlantic on March 22, 2020

Broadside with information about tuberculosis.

This Isn’t the First Time Liberals Thought Disease Would Make the Case for Universal Health Care

Lessons from a century ago.

by Beatrix Hoffman, Rebecca Onion via Slate on March 13, 2020

Newspaper front-page with headline "When Gen. La Grippe Declares War on the U.S.A."

Forgotten Flu

A look back at the so-called “Spanish Flu," how it affected the U.S., and why it’s often overlooked today.

via BackStory on November 30, 2018

Identical twin girls wearing event entry bracelets and blue ribbon medals.

The Intriguing History of the Autism Diagnosis

How an autism diagnosis became both a clinical label and an identity; a stigma to be challenged and a status to be embraced.

by Bonnie Evans via Aeon on January 8, 2018

How The 'Pox' Epidemic Changed Vaccination Rules

During the 1898-1904 pox epidemic, public health officials and policemen forced thousands of Americans to be vaccinated against their will.

by Fresh Air via NPR on April 5, 2011

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