On plague and Ebola in a time of COVID-19

Authors

  • Cormac Ó Gráda University College Dublin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33231/j.ihe.2020.10.004

Keywords:

plague, mortality, health, economic history, I1, I18, N17, N37

Abstract

The global COVID-19 pandemic recalls the Ebola epidemic of 2014-15 and earlier much more lethal plague epidemics. All share several characteristics, even though the second and third plague epidemics dwarfed the both the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak and COVID-19 in terms of mortality. This essay reviews the mortality due to Ebola and plague and their lethality; the spatial and socioeconomic dimensions of plague mortality; the role of public action in containing the two diseases; and their economic impact.

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Published

2020-11-25

How to Cite

Ó Gráda, C. (2020). On plague and Ebola in a time of COVID-19. Investigaciones De Historia Económica, 16(4), 10–22. https://doi.org/10.33231/j.ihe.2020.10.004