Recent high-profile outbreaks have highlighted the global risk that infectious agents, both new and old ... we have the historic examples of plague and the influenza outbreak of 1918 to inform ...

The route of transmission of infectious agents is clearly an important factor in how quickly an infectious agent ... The plagues of biblical times, the Black Death of the Middle Ages, and the “Spanish ...

Addressing the problem of intentionally disseminated infectious agents is a complex endeavor ... will provide community-level examples of robust and well-functioning delivery plans and ...

Emerging infections can be caused by: Previously undetected or unknown infectious agents Known agents that have spread to new geographic locations or new populations Previously known agents whose role ...

Smallpox has a fearsome reputation, having killed more people in history than any other infectious disease. It was quite a victory, then, when English physician Edward Jenner developed an ...