Bubonic Plague

In this video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey, learn about bubonic plague and how city officials in San Francisco tried to contain its spread in the early 1900s.

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Epidemiologists: Disease Detectives

In this lesson, students learn about epidemiology and the role epidemiologists play in responding to disease outbreaks and protecting public health.

John Snow: Pioneer of Epidemiology

The key tactics of epidemiology—surveillance and response—were first used by Dr. John Snow during a cholera outbreak in 1850s London, as dramatized in this video segment adapted from Rx for Survival.

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Pellagra

In this video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey, learn about pellagra, a mysterious and deadly disease that affected populations living in the American South in the early 20^th century, and how a scientist experimented to find a cure.

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Solving a Public Health Problem

In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students study a disease outbreak and the investigation that followed to understand the role that public health workers play in protecting the communities they serve.

West Nile Virus Outbreak in NYC

Learn how doctors in both the veterinary and human health fields unraveled the mystery of the deadly West Nile virus outbreak in New York City in this video segment adapted from Rx for Survival.

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