plague
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Humans, Not Rats, May Have Been Responsible For Spreading The Black Death
The Black Death, a plague responsible for killing around a third of the population of Europe during the 14th century, spread to millions of humans by rats that carried infected fleas – right? That’s the story we’ve long been told by historians. A new study upends this conventional thinking, showing that humans, and not rodents,…
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A Child In Los Angeles Has The Plague
A Los Angeles County child is recovering from the plague, and public health agencies are searching the wilderness for the source of the infection.
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Plague DNA Found In Ancient Tooth Suggests Black Death Isn’t Dead Yet
You’ve undoubtedly heard about the Bubonic plague, but the chances of you knowing next to anything about the Justinian plague are significantly slimmer. That’s because no one really knew anything about the Justinian plague — until recently, that is. Now, two ancient, plague-ridden teeth are finally teaching us a little more about one of the…