Exam 1 Component II Essay Question

In recent years, there have been several infectious diseases to garner public and medical

attention for various reasons (Ebola, TB, Whooping cough, Measles, Mumps, and SARS-CoV-2 or

COVID-19 to name a few). In addition, debates about mandated immunizations are growing with

some arguing that individuals should have the right to choose whether to get vaccines. While

biomedical technology and discoveries like vaccines are extremely important in the battle

against infectious diseases, why is it also important to understand infectious diseases today

from a socio-historical perspective? For example, why do we still need to examine the role of

social determinants in relation to who is at risk for infectious diseases as well as how the organisms which cause these diseases, and the hosts and vectors behave? How does looking at

the history of other infectious diseases provide insight for contemporary efforts to deal with

infectious disease?

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