Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Oklahoma/Plagues and Peoples-002 (Spring 2024)

The study of the impact of diseases such as malaria, bubonic plague, and AIDS on human society, from their effects on populations to how they have influenced the course of history. Identification of social and cultural factors, conditions that influence and impede the spread of contagious diseases, ethical issues concerning the treatment of the sick, and policies designed to halt epidemics will be examined. The contemporary threat of COVID-19 and biological weapons and the impact on local and national public health efforts in the U.S. will be discussed.