This course examines a variety of 19th and 20th century disease outbreaks - including smallpox, tuberculosis, influenza, HIV-AIDS and SARS - to discuss how these outbreaks affected political, economic and social structures. We shall also explore debates surrounding medical technology, disease campaigns, human experimentation and the HPV vaccine.

Antirequisite(s): The former History 4205E.

Prerequisite(s): 2.0 courses in History at the 2200 level or above.

Extra Information: 2 seminar hours.