To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. From 1918 to 1919, the Spanish flu* killed more than 50 ...

Herpes B virus (Cercopithecine Herpesvirus 1) is a zoonotic pathogen that can cause fatal encephalomyelitis in humans. The virus naturally infects rhesus monkeys, causing diseases like human herpes ...

Polio, short for Poliomyelitis, is a disabling and life-threatening disease that can infect a person’s spinal cord, causing paralysis. Artifacts suggest the disease has existed since ancient times. An ...