Even a pandemic is subject to politics. In history, disease has always been a major catalyst for change, influencing wars, the rise and fall of leaders, economics, religion, art, and, most certainly, people's lives. Disease, as the country's most recent pandemic has demonstrated, can be politicized as well. While the pandemic that erupted in 2019 may be the most politicized in American history, it is far from the only one. Indeed, disease has afflicted the United States since the beginning of exploration, and it has been exploited by politicians, the media, and others to further their own...