Topic
Disease
4 questions tagged Disease — spanning every one of the seven Ws.
when
When was the first Alzheimer’s disease case described?
The first recognized Alzheimer’s disease case was described in 1906 by Alois Alzheimer.
BrainDisease
when
When was the first major scientific report on frog chytrid fungus published?
The disease caused by chytrid fungus was first identified in the late 1990s, with landmark reports published in 1998. It became one of the biggest wildlife-disease discoveries ever made.
AmphibiansDisease
what
What is a pathogen?
A pathogen is a microorganism that causes disease. Pathogens can be bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites.
MicroorganismsDisease
what
What was the Black Death?
The Black Death was a devastating pandemic of bubonic plague that spread across Eurasia in the 1340s. It killed an estimated one-third to one-half of Europe’s population.
HistoryDisease