The Black Death killed a large percentage of the inhabitants of Europe in the fourteenth to eighteenth centuries, leaving a vastly altered society in its wake. In what ways are COVID-19, AIDS, and the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections currently inducing societal changes in developed nations? Do you think future generations will face similar societal changes in response to emerging and reemerging infectious diseases?
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