1. Do the amount of people killed by the outbreaks make a difference?
2. Are the thought of some diseases more deadly than the diseases themselves?
3. Can the diseases effect the victim's (the civilization's) religious idea? Such as the people feel they are being punished?
I know that the Black Plauge was very devestating to people in the Middle Ages killing thousands. Other modern plauges like the Bird Flu epidemic killed 1 million people or more. Swine Flu was seen as a deadly virus that could start an epidemic but didn't.
I like this article because the main topic is backed up with many details quoted from books.
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