The Great Plague of Athens Compared to COVID-19

The Great Plague of Athens was very similar to COVID-19. Both were a large epidemic disease that swept through Greece after it was brought over through trading. This part alone reminds me of the Corona Virus. The Corona Virus has become a pandemic at this point and is sweeping through the world. In both disease and the virus, it is spreading very fast. Both are were spread form person to person and both made people resort to staying at home. People were terrified of the plague and would refuse to leave their home in hopes that could help save them. Now people also are being told by officials to stay home, unnecessary stores have been closed temporarily, and people are and were scared. Many symptoms of the plague and the COVID-19 are similar such as fever and flu like symptoms. Both illnesses came from another region and were brought to a new location. I am nervous about COVID-19 because it is spreading like wildfire. I see celebrities getting it and I have been watching numbers grow around me. Also, both illnesses seem to spring up onto the people. The leaders of Greece at the time of this plague did not expect to receive the plague along with their trade, so they were unsure of how to fix it. The plague had to takes its course. As COVID-19 began to spread, many officials and people were unsure what to do. It was a known possibility, but the United States was not prepared to actually be effected. People are still unsure of how to solve this pandemic other than quarantine, but scientists are quickly trying to resolve this issue.