Diary of the Cholera Horror in Liverpool
It was the year of 1832, May 17th to be exact, when the distemper had begun in Liverpool.[1] The city…
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‘Bring out the Burkers!’
What Can Conspiracies Tell Us About Society? Cholera is a frightening bacterial disease that could become fatal in as little…
Does Cholera Now Prevail?
September 4, 1854 After 1849 I had hoped to never see Asiatic Cholera in London again. The hospitals have been…
On pandemic history and pandemic amnesia
By Esyllt Jones
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been an outpouring of commentary from disease historians.
Containing Infection and Rebellion at Panama’s Palo Seco Leprosarium
By Caroline Lieffers
When the United States of America took control of the Panama Canal Zone in 1904, there were widespread reports of about a dozen people with Hansen’s disease—more often called leprosy—living in seclusion on the outskirts of Panama City.
Pandemics and the Epidemiological Triangle
By Lawrence Elliott
During a particularly bad wave of Covid-19 in his province, one Canadian premier declared to the assembled media, “Covid is evil.”
Reach Mom
This image is taken from my Covid Series. It is an attempt to express my painful experience of losing my mom.
Esyllt Jones
Esyllt Jones is a professor in the Department of History, as well as Dean of Studies, St. John’s College, at…
Roundtables and webinars
Centre for Research on Pandemics and Society (PANSOC), OsloMet Preserving Covid-19 Experiences, Royal Society of Canada Jingle Dress Dance Tradition…