The Apathy Epidemic
The bubonic plague, also known as The Black Death, was one of the worst cases of disease virality in known human history. The virus swept across the budding new world and claimed the lives of over 155 million people from 1346 to 1351. Those unlucky souls that happened to contract the disease died slow, lonely, and excruciating deaths. Fortunately, in the 21 century, due to better hygiene practices, sanitation, and medical technology health pandemics are quickly identified, quarantined, and eradicated…