blog writing #epidemics in north america: final exam (/70)

Part one When reports of AIDS first emerged in the press, it was erroneously known as the Gay Disease. Part of the reason for this was the development of the Patient Zero myth: who was Patient Zero and what arguments does Richard McKay put forth to dismantle that myth? Describe AIDS (causes, symptoms, treatments, etc), and explain how government and the medical community responded to the crisis. Part 3 For most of human history, the medical profession had little sense of viruses or bacteria, with best guesses guiding their response to infectious disease. Reflecting on what you have learned in this course, what connections would you draw between at least two historic epidemics you have learned about in this class (excluding whatever disease you discuss in Part Two) and the Covid-19 pandemic? In what ways has coronavirus behaved like these pandemics, and in what ways did it differ? Finally, what lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic should be applied to future pandemics?