Death, Disease and Disinformation

5th & Arch Streets,Philadelphia PA 19106

17 September, 2021

Description

Superstition, Ignorance and Deception in the Plagues of the Past and Present “False Knowledge is more dangerous than ignorance.” G.B. Shaw The tour will touch upon The Black Death, Small Pox, Yellow Fever and the Spanish Flu. We’ll discuss how these diseases were spread and the treatments that were used in those times. The tour highlights the misconceptions and prejudices that existed. Also, we'll reveal the role that intentional 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.