The impact of diseases and epidemics on human life is as old as humanity. Disease is mentioned in texts thousands of years old, its presence changed political and economic history, cultural habits, and even morality. But often we think of disease as a stranger. It’s something that comes from somewhere else. But the systems that are in place affect how easily disease moves among us.
Let’s look into how disease impacts us with unintended consequences. First, a view from fiction. Continue reading “A City Too Familiar (the Spread of Disease)”