Comparisons Drawn Between Past Plagues and COVID-19

History professor, Carol Symes, who specializes in medieval studies, along with professors in anthropology and French and Italian, compare past plagues with the current COVID-19 health crisis.  Professor Symes states that, “…history still repeats itself in many—some disturbing—ways.”  To read the complete LAS news article, Pandemics and fear:  How history helps us understand COVID-19, go HERE.