Get well soon: history's worst plagues and the heroes who fought them

Elect sane, calm leaders: Antonine plague

Frogs don't save lives, reading history books does: Bubonic plague

Try being nice instead of burning people as witches: Dancing plague

Spread the word that vaccines are the best: Smallpox

STD shaming leads to STD spreading: Syphilis

Never glamorize ill health: Tuberculosis

If you want to demonstrate conventional wisdom is wrong, be ready to prove your theory thoroughly: Cholera

Know that one good person can make a difference, and that you can be that person: Leprosy

If you are diseased, don't deliberately infect other people: Typhoid

Censorship kills: Spanish flu

Keep track of medical advances, because they are happening faster than ever: Encephalitis lethargica

Don't listen to fast-talking charlatans with few medical credentials: Lobotomies

Understand that when communities, leaders, and scientists work together, we can save the world: Polio

Learn from the past: Epilogue.