Epidemics and pandemics of infectious disease have been a deep-seated and inescapable part of Australian life for more than 220 years. During this time the lives of millions of Australians have been swept up in such outbreaks and while many were short-lived events and not great demographic crises they nonetheless had tremendous impact.
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The author is Emeritus Professor in Population & Health at Macquarie University Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences.
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