The diseases that changed humanity forever
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Dan Kwartler |
TED-Ed
• November 2023
Since humanity’s earliest days, we’ve been plagued by countless disease-causing pathogens. Invisible and persistent, these microorganisms and the illnesses they incur have killed more humans than anything else in history. But which disease has been the deadliest? Dan Kwartler digs into how human progress and innovation throughout history exposed us to surprising new maladies. [Directed by BASA, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Igor Figueroa, Estudio Mono].