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The science of why things spread
From deadly pandemics to viral tweets, Adam Kucharski explores what makes something contagious.
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Fake news and the flu
Discover how history shows that fake news could play a deadly role – by generating potentially lethal misinformation during a future pandemic.
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John Walter on ‘Alien Sex Club’
I’m a painter, but I make worlds.
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Is it really OK to not be OK?
Our mental healthcare system is still the poor relation of services that treat physical illness, and the pandemic has shone a spotlight on this situation. Campaigner James Downs argues for fundamental change.
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The attractive face of a woman who does not have AIDS yet carries the HIV virus which can spread the disease; an AIDS prevention advertisement by the Ministerio de Salud Pública, Uruguay. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
Date: [1995?]Reference: 679149i- Books
Zika virus : cracking the Zika virus code : Zika virus biological species - mosquito-borne illness : zika virus symptoms, macrocephaly symptom, microcephaly. Treatment and prevention of Zika virus / Stephen Nelson.
Nelson, StephenDate: [2016]- Pictures
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Four arms joining at the hands to form a square inside which are 6 gremlin like HIV virus cells representing the Youth Campaign to contain the deadly HIV virus; advertisement issued by ICYO Indian Committee of Youth Organizations for Youth Workers. Colour lithograph by Akash Gulalia, ca. 1995.
Date: [1995?]Reference: 677159i- Pictures
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Ten illustrated facts about AIDS issued by the Comité de Prévention et de Contrôle du SIDA en Martinique. Colour lithograph by Design, ca. 1995.
Date: [1995?]Reference: 679140i- Pictures
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A gloved hand holding up a bird cage inscribed 'Blood bank' containing the HIV virus cell with the warning 'No escape for AIDS'; an advertisement issued by Ortho Diagnostic Systems, a division of Johnson & Johnson Limited. Colour lithograph, ca. 1998.
Date: [1998?]Reference: 677154i