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For the first time in recorded history, bacteria, viruses, and other plagues and pestilence do not cause the majority of deaths or disabilities in any region of the world. Curbing infectious diseases has extended lives and prevented child deaths in poor societies, but also brought new and unexpected challenges—like rising youth unemployment, overcrowded and underbuilt cities, and surging rates of premature chronic diseases—that many nations are unprepared to handle. In Plagues and the Paradox of Progress, Thomas J. Bollyky traces the rise and fall of infectious disease in human history and the challenges and opportunities that unprecedented health achievements pose for our future.
How should the United States address a deadly pandemic during World War I? Explore this historical simulation set in 1918.
Learn how COVID revealed the strengths and failures of vaccine development, foreign policy, and the U.S. healthcare system.
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the threats and challenges to global health.
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the different policy options that exist to address both infectious and noncommunicable diseases.
Help students understand the threats and challenges to global health through these essay and discussion questions.
Help students understand the threats and challenges to global health through these essay and discussion questions.
Students will consider some of the differences in how infectious diseases are handled compared to noncommunicable diseases.
Students will consider various global health scenarios and draft a policy brief with a recommendation.