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Hartford University: History of Epidemics and Plagues
This resource provides information on epidemics, how they occur, and how they spread.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Bubonic Plague
Wikipedia offers detailed information on the Bubonic Plague, an infectious disease that is believed to have caused several epidemics throughout history.
Harvard University
Harvard University Library Open Collections Program: The Great Plague of London
Students investigate the Great Plague of London that occurred in 1665. Some topics explored are the Great Plague in fictional literature, Samuel Pepys, and William Boghurst. Additional resources include web pages, references, and...
Hofstra University
Hofstra Univ: Why Was Bubonic Plague So Devastating to European Society? [Pdf]
The Bubonic Plague or "Black Death" came out of the eastern Mediterranean along shipping routes, reaching Italy in the spring of 1348. By the time the epidemic was abating in 1351, between 25% and 50% of Europe's population had died. The...
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University of Maryland Medical Center: Plague of Athens: Medical Mystery Solved
A medical discussion of the plague of Athens and a diagnosis of it as epidemic typhus fever.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Historic Epidemic and Pandemic Diseases
Investigate the historic epidemic and pandemic diseases such as the Plague of Athens, Black Death, Spanish flu, cholera, and smallpox on this site.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Worst Natural Disasters
Presents charts listing the fatalities from various disasters around the world, including epidemics, plague, famine, weather-related and earth-related disasters going back hundreds of years. Next, the top ten disasters with the highest...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: The Decameron
Fordham University provides a translation of "The Decameron". This is a widely read personal account written at the time of the plague.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: Quarantine
Stemming from the days of bubonic plague in Medieval Europe, quarantines were originally used to prevent potentially plague-infested ships from disembarking at a port city. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel explain how the length of the...
A&E Television
History.com: How Five of the World's Worst Pandemics Finally Ended
As human civilizations flourished, so did infectious disease. Large numbers of people living in close proximity to each other and to animals, often with poor sanitation and nutrition, provided fertile breeding grounds for disease. And...
Flow of History
Flow of History: The Black Death & Its Impact
The Black Death and its impact across Europe is profiled. Text plus a colored graphic flowchart make the topic visually appealing and of interest to both students and educators.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Pandemics Spread
A discussion about the globalization of disease, and the implications of a pandemic. Mark Honigsbaum describes the history of pandemics and how scientists can help prevent future outbreaks. [8:00]
Curated OER
Stanford U: Influenza Pandemic of 1918
We've all heard of the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague, but little is known about a far more devastating epidemic - the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. This is a comprehensive report on the nature of the influenza that also includes...
Curated OER
Stanford U: Influenza Pandemic of 1918
We've all heard of the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague, but little is known about a far more devastating epidemic - the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. This is a comprehensive report on the nature of the influenza that also includes...
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We've all heard of the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague, but little is known about a far more devastating epidemic - the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. This is a comprehensive report on the nature of the influenza that also includes...
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Stanford U: Influenza Pandemic of 1918
We've all heard of the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague, but little is known about a far more devastating epidemic - the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. This is a comprehensive report on the nature of the influenza that also includes...