There was no viable treatment in the medieval period and most people with plague would be dead within seven days. Today, plague can be cured with antibiotics. The Black Death originated in central ...

The Black Death was a serious disease that killed millions over people around the world over a period of several hundred years. It was named after the colour of the sores that grew under the skin ...

I pray to God every night that we will soon find out what causes this deadly disease. The term 'Black Death' was first used in English in the 1700s. At the time of the epidemic, most people would ...