A Global History of Pandemics

This course investigates the history of pandemics. Topics covered include the Justinian plague of the 6th century, the Black Death of 1347-1353, the smallpox pandemic caused by the Spanish Empire, the influenza outbreak of 1918, the polio pandemic, the influenza pandemic of 1957, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Diabetes pandemic.