Infectious Diseases
Study of Ancient and Modern Plagues Finds Common Features
The phenomenon of widespread, socially disruptive disease outbreaks has a long history prior to HIV/AIDS, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), H5N1 avian influenza and other emerging diseases of the modern era.
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http://www3.niaid.nih.gov:80/news/newsreleases/2008/old_new_...
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases