At the end of the 18th century an English country doctor, Edward Jenner, developed the world’s first vaccine – for smallpox. His breakthrough was the first of several over the next hundred years as scientists, microbiologists and chemists such as Louis Pasteur, and epidemiologists such as John Snow sought answers to and developed cures for diseases such as cholera., rabies and typhoid. The end of World War One saw the return of Pandemics with the outbreak of the deadly Spanish Flu.

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New Documentary: “Hope & Fear: How...

This documentary explores the impact on our planet of viral diseases from throughout the ages.

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Midnight Remedy: Bat Soup

One of the delicacies of Cambodia is bat soup, extremely popular in the district of Kandal Province. Like many Asian dishes, this particular soup is deemed to...

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European Conquest and the Spread of Disease...

While Europe suffers as the latest epicenter of COVID-19 - a disease imported from Asia - in the past it was Europeans who brought with them diseases that...

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