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This 3 page paper examines the cause and effects of epidemics. The Plague as well as AIDS are diseases discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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that is well known as a European epidemic centuries ago but it did come to an end at some point in time. During the seventeenth century, population stagnated but it
rose during the eighteenth century and many attribute that to a lack of disease (Hays 59). An important explanation related to the plague of course would be in its appearance
as opposed to its disappearance. That is, what in civilization caused the disease in the first place? The disease is an enigma. Certainly, one knows about contagion today, but that
was something not discussed then (Hays 43). Rather, people would attribute the plague to Gods will (Hays 43). Still, in discussing the plague and even the flu epidemic of the
First World War, there were theories related to contagion and others to bad air (Hays 44). Actually, down the road it seems that some epidemics demonstrate that disease travels through
the air, but in other ones, it is transmitted through bodily fluids or even the touch of hands. The diseases aligned with epidemics are usually something that is contagious. Sometimes,
the term "epidemic" is not correctly used. Some may say that teen pregnancy is an epidemic or something along those lines, but of course, pregnancy is not contagious and while
there may be something occurring in large numbers it is not the same thing as focusing on epidemics related to disease. Obviously, urban conditions might exacerbate the spread of disease
because people are in tighter quarters. At the same time, people who live in rural areas without running water are more likely to become infected with certain contagious diseases.
Smith and Baker write that the causes of all epidemics may be categorized into primary and predisposing conditions (10). That is, there is a primary source for a disease. Also,
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