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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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases