The Terrible Tale of Typhoid Mary
Typhoid fever is a particularly nasty infection caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. The...
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What Killed George Washington?
George Washington is, without doubt, one of the world’s most famous historical figures. He served...
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Smallpox and the Conquest of Mexico
In 1517 the Spanish conquistadors, led by Hernán Cortés, arrived in Tenochtitlan, the capital of...
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John Snow and the 1854 Cholera Outbreak
In August 1854, Soho in London was struck with a severe cholera outbreak. Cholera is a...
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The Story of Penicillin
I sometimes take antibiotics for granted. As a doctor, I have prescribed thousands of courses of...
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Germ Warfare and the Siege of Fort Pitt
Germ warfare is defined as “the use of biological toxins or infectious agents with the intent to...
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