Superstition, Ignorance and Deception in the Plagues of the Past and Present
“False Knowledge is more dangerous than ignorance.” G.B. Shaw
The tour highlights the misconceptions and prejudices that existed during The Black Death, Small Pox, Yellow Fever and the Spanish Flu. We’ll discuss how these diseases were spread and the available treatments.
Also, we'll reveal the role that deception played in propelling the spread and accelerating death.
Finally, we make correlations between societies' reaction to the plagues of the past and our current predicament.