In this episode, we revisit pandemics throughout history. We discuss the Capitol Hill riots and its repercussions. Henna explains epidemiology and virology and where they both started. We discuss RNA and how viruses spread and breed. Annaig takes a look at what defines a pandemic vs. epidemic, gives a timeline of some notable pandemics in history and discusses the absolute blast from the past, the Black Death. Annaig also explains how people reacted to this plague during the height of it’s pandemic. 

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