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21st-Century Epidemics, Pandemics, and Global Biosecurity

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-DC-SS

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Goal

Evaluate the transmission dynamics, outbreak containment strategies, socioeconomic disruptions, and international governance frameworks for modern epidemics from SARS to COVID-19.

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us-dcWH2.96District of Columbia Social Studies Standards · All ages

Compare the reasons for the spread and/or emergence of at least two pathogens and diseases (e.g., HIV/AIDS, malaria, Ebola, SARS, COVID-19) across the world since the 1980s, including social and economic impacts at a local, national and global scale.