Research Guides: Pandemics: Websites

Non-Scholarly Sources: A Disclaimer

The following links are provided for informational purposes only, and have not necessarily been reviewed for accuracy or scholarly content. When consulting non-scholarly resources on the web, carefully evaluate the source. For more information:

Scholarly & Popular Publications Guide
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Evaluating Sources
From the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Websites & Videos

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Pandemic Influenza
A CDC guide detailing the basics of influenza pandemics, their history, and strategies for preparedness.
Healthline: The Worst Outbreaks in US History
A timeline of the worst infectious disease outbreaks in the history of the United States, from Smallpox to COVID-19.
History: Pandemics That Changed History
A historical timeline of pandemics from across the globe.
World Health Organization: Health Topics
A detailed list of health topics from the WHO, with links to detailed reports on Tuberculosis, Plague, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases.
Watch: Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits Tuscany
Documentary program that assesses the aftermath of the ferocious damage unleashed by the bubonic plague on Siena and Florence.
Watch: BBC: Emerging Viruses
1991 documentary feature on the emergence of new, deadly viruses during the 1970s.
Watch: BBC: The Flu That Killed 50 Million
Historical documentary on the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and it's implications for future influenza pandemic response.
Watch: TED: How Social Networks Predict Epidemics
2010 TEDtalk from physician and social scientist Nicholas Christakis, who investigates how mapping human social networks can predict the spread of disease.