When individuals discuss the rapid spread and the ease in which the coronavirus (COVID 19) became a pandemic, they often overlook the role of technology. While the masses, politicians, health officials, and the media focus on social distancing and limiting human interaction, the truth remains that transportation technologies played a central role in the spread of this contagion. In fact, technologies have helped spread infectious diseases among and between populations for millennia. Understanding the role transportation technologies play in spreading disease is an essential component of technological literacy and may be the solution to thwarting future pandemics.