# Disease and Society in America

More than two-thirds of emerging human diseases have animal origins. (Image courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey.)

### Instructor(s)

Prof. David Jones

### MIT Course Number

STS.005

### As Taught In

Fall 2005

### Level

Undergraduate

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Some Description
Instructor(s) | Prof.
As Taught In | Spring 2002
Course Number | 2.24
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work

## Course Description

## Course Features

- Lecture notes
- Assignments: written (no examples)

## Course Highlights

This course features lecture outlines as well as extensive study guides in the the study materials section.

## Course Description

This course examines the growing importance of medicine in culture, economics and politics. It uses an historical approach to examine the changing patterns of disease, the causes of morbidity and mortality, the evolution of medical theory and practice, the development of hospitals and the medical profession, the rise of the biomedical research industry, and the ethics of health care in America.

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- Public Health
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- Political Science > American Politics
- History > American History
- History > History of Science and Technology
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David Jones. STS.005 Disease and Society in America. Fall 2005. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

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