Case of bubonic plague in UK turns out to be ‘false alarm’ – after mix up with official data
A HUMAN case of bubonic plague in the UK has been confirmed as a false alarm following a mix-up with official data. The ...
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Was the Black Death the most devasting pandemic ever? Probably yes, but not everywhere
In this way, it assessed the impact of the most devasting pandemic in human history, the Black Death. The international research group made up of ca. 60 researchers analyzed 1,634 pollen samples from ...
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Ancient ancestor of the plague discovered in Bronze Age sheep
The DNA of Yersinia pestis bacteria has been found in a Bronze Age sheep, offering a clue to how the plague may have spread through prehistoric farming communities ...
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Causes and effects of the Black Death
I've been caring for patients of this horrible plague these last few months. Many other doctors have fled the city for fear of catching the disease, but it seems it is everywhere. A French doctor ...
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Genes that Aided Black Death Survival Linked to Autoimmunity
The 14th-century global outbreak of bubonic plague, known as the Black Death, was the deadliest disease outbreak in recorded history, killing up to half of the European, Asian, and African populations ...