Many infectious diseases have been significant enough to affect how and where we live, our economies, our cultures and daily habits. ... read more
Currently on the planet (within the official definition of the term) we have epidemics of (and this is just a few): Dengue virus disease, Yellow Fever, HIV/AIDS, Cholera, Diabetes II, and obesity. read more
During the 1858 epidemic, 95 percent of people who caught the virus were children. End: Older studies argue that scarlet fever declined due to improved nutrition, but research shows that improvements in public health were more likely the cause. read more