epidemics in society theme
Discussed is how society deals with the rapid spread of some infectious disease, or of such diseases in general. We may, for example, see preventive measures taken, or efforts to get the epidemic under control when it is at its apogee.
Examples
In "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror" (1922), people believed that the many victims of the Vampire in fact died of the plague. They had heard of a plague outbreak in Prague and thought it had now reached the shores of England.