Sociologists, Epidemiologists, Survivors Recall 1918
You may be interested to learn that sociologists frequently work with epidemiologists to share their expertise in understanding human behavior and culture in an effort to reduce the spread and transmission of a whole host of infectious disease such as HIV/AIDS, SARS, or even “Swine Flu.” The recent H1N1 “Swine Flu” epidemic has drawn attention to the last major influenza pandemic which occurred in 1918 – 1920 when an estimated 20-40 million people died worldwide. In the below articles, a...
