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b'Everyone is familiar with the immediate consequences of a pandemic \\u2013 sickness and death. But the long-term ramifications can be just as dramatic: a breakdown of the family and society, shifts in political power, and widespread appeals to magical thinking.\\nPlagues are societal disrupters. Their effects can linger long after the pathogens have gone.\\nAlso, hear how art responded to a pandemic and how the Louisiana Purchase was made possible by an outbreak of fever in the Caribbean.\\nGuest:\\n\\nFrank Snowden\\xa0\\u2013 Professor of History and the History of Medicine at Yale University, and author of\\xa0Epidemics and Society.\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'