Much like the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced the world to adapt, similar crises have rocked civilisations in years gone by.... More than 500 years ago, Cortés and his men arrived in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, where they were welcome by the emperor Montezuma.... Things were initially very friendly-but then everything changed. Having conquered Cuba, Cortés was ordered to lead an expedition to the central American mainland. His 500 men headed into the Mexican interior, home to the

There’s more than enough history to show we have a precedent for requiring vaccines that goes all the way to George Washington, ” political historian Julian E Zelizer told The Washington Post.... “ This claim that it’s somehow un-American doesn’t match with the actual historical record.... According to historical records, the situation was dire....

The name monkeypox is somewhat misleading as it is a virus that circulates most often in small mammals in Africa, such as rats, which are believed to be the disease’s reservoir. However, it can also infect monkeys.... It can also be caught from eating or touching infected animals.“ It’s a hard virus to transmit between humans, ” said Dr Head.“ It needs very close contact, for example skin-to-skin contact with an individual who is infectious with a monkeypox rash.... Monkeypox has no cure, but