Plague

Stay alert, infodemic, Black Death: the fascinating origins of pandemic terms - Inverse Stay alert, infodemic, Black Death: the fascinating origins of pandemic terms - Inverse Posted: 30 May 2020 08:21 PM PDT Language always tells a story. As COVID-19 shakes the world, many of the words we're using to describe it originated during earlier calamities – and have colorful tales behind them. In the Middle Ages, for example, fast-spreading infectious diseases were known as plagues – as in the Bubonic plague , named for the characteristic swellings (or buboes ) that appear in the groin or armpit. With its origins in the Latin word plaga meaning "stroke" or "wound", the plague came to refer to a wider scourge through its use to describe the ten plagues suffered by the Egyptians in the biblical book of Exodus . An alternative term, pestilence , derives from Latin pestis ("plague"), which is also the origin of ...

George Floyd's Death At The Hands Of Police Is A Terrible Echo Of The Past : Code Switch - NPR George Floyd's Death At The Hands Of Police Is A Terrible Echo Of The Past : Code Switch - NPR Posted: 29 May 2020 07:19 PM PDT The rate at which black Americans are killed by police is more than twice as high as the rate for white Americans. This is a non-comprehensive list of deaths at the hands of police in the U.S. since Eric Garner's death in July, 2014. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption toggle caption LA Johnson/NPR The rate at which black Americans are killed by police is more than twice as high as the rate for white Americans. This is a non-comprehensive list of deaths at the hands of police in the U.S. since Eric Garner's death in July, 2014. LA Johnson/NPR The last few weeks have been filled with devastating news — stories about the police killing black people. At this point, these ...

“How fear and politics slowed response to the bubonic plague that hit SF in 1900 - San Francisco Chronicle” plus 2 more How fear and politics slowed response to the bubonic plague that hit SF in 1900 - San Francisco Chronicle Pandemics come and go. The way people respond to them barely changes. - The Washington Post Coronavirus: Problems plague Oakland trailers housing homeless - Marin Independent Journal How fear and politics slowed response to the bubonic plague that hit SF in 1900 - San Francisco Chronicle Posted: 20 May 2020 04:26 AM PDT Disease struck and politicians blamed the patients, their country of origin and the public health officials who delivered the diagnosis. It's an old story. Public health warnings were dismissed as a "scare," and a politically motivated "hoax." Thugs, fueled by fear and xenophobia, hurled slurs and attacks on Asian Americans. But blame-shifting and scapegoating ...

“'Plague Inc.' Maker Never Expected The Game To Mirror Reality So Much - Medical Daily” plus 1 more 'Plague Inc.' Maker Never Expected The Game To Mirror Reality So Much - Medical Daily Posted: 06 May 2020 12:00 AM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content] 'Plague Inc.' Maker Never Expected The Game To Mirror Reality So Much    Medical Daily Online plagues, protein folding and spotting fake news: what games can teach us during the coronavirus pandemic - The Conversation AU Posted: 06 May 2020 12:00 AM PDT Most of us don't take games too seriously. They are a way to unwind, or these days to maybe escape from the world of COVID-19 for a little while. But games are also simulations in which real people play, make decisions and interact. This makes games powerful tools for learning and understanding complex situations, such as how diseases spread and even how to treat...

“Pandemic may give us a different perspective on sports - The Guam Daily Post” plus 1 more Pandemic may give us a different perspective on sports - The Guam Daily Post Posted: 28 May 2020 07:00 AM PDT Bubonic plague is not the most pleasant introduction to sports culture in a post-coronavirus pandemic world, but history suggests it is a matter of how, not if, society changes. The Black Death of the 14th century did a number on Europe, wiping out perhaps up to half of the continent's 80 million population as the plague spread, altering society beyond the obvious need for more gravediggers. One consequence of the pestilence was an emptying of the countryside. Survivors relocated from rural areas into cities, where better infrastructure provided a practical sense of security. Many peasants prospered by moving into the empty homes of the recently departed wealthy. (The plague was democratic in its destruction of life; rich and poor ...