Cultural habits, beliefs, and values
Zach Purser Brown, “Bubonic plague was so deadly an English village quarantined itself to save others”
Kiona N. Smith, “Today in Science History: The 1907 San Francisco Plague”
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “U.S. Public Health Service of Syphilis Study at Tuskegee”
Facebook post by Adam Grydehøj on residents’ cooperation and collaboration in Hubei Province
The best way to protect yourself and others
- Wash your hands with soap several times a day, including when you first arrive home. Here’s the proper way, in gifs.
- Cough into a tissue or, if no tissue is available, your elbow. Toss the tissue immediately.
- Don’t touch your face.
- Seriously, wash your hands with soap and stop touching your face.
Relevant information for you
Zeynep Tufekci, “Preparing for the Coronavirus to Strike the U.S.”
Tara Haelle, “No, You Do Not Need Face Masks To Prevent Coronavirus—They Might Increase Your Infection Risk”
World Health Organization, “Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports”
Boise State Public Safety department, “Information on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus”
Robert Cuffe, “Coronavirus: What are the chances of dying?”
Maria Godoy, “A Guide: How To Prepare Your Home for Coronavirus”
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “When and How to Wash Your Hands”