From medieval plague ships to hantaviruses: how maritime epidemics helped shape international public health systems
Chicago, cruise ships are convenient floating hotels through which to see far-flung parts of the world—but as an epidemiologist, I know they are also everything an infectious pathogen could want: thousands of strangers crammed into enclosed spaces for days or weeks, sharing restaurants and high-touch surfaces like elevator buttons and handrails, breathing recycled air. From … Read more
