Description
More people have died from invisible bacteria and viruses than in all the wars since the dawn of time. Scores of millions have fallen from influenza, bubonic plague, malaria, cholera, typhoid and other diseases. But nearly every pandemic led to a greater understanding of disease and physiology and the diseases also produced positive outcomes in trade, communication, international relations, science and even statistical analysis. So, the pandemics might be thought of as a silver lining.
