Bubonic Plague
The bubonic plague is a highly infectious and fearsome disease that attacks the lungs and lymph nodes. It is also called the Black Death or black plague. The bubonic plague is caused by...
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Plague
Plague is a serious, infectious disease usually transmitted by the bites of rodent fleas. It was the scourge of our early history. There are three major forms of the disease: bubonic, septicemi...
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Bubonic Plague
Bubonic plague is a disease that is typically passed from rodents to other animals and humans via the bite of a flea. The flea acquires the bacterium that causes the disease as it lives...
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Bubonic Plague
The bubonic plague is a highly infectious and fearsome disease that attacks the lungs and lymph nodes. It is also called the Black Death or black plague. The bubonic plague is caused by...
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Plague
For centuries past, plague was the scourge of the earth, killing at least an estimated 163 million people during three major worldwide pandemics. Today, plague still exists in the world altho...
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The word "plague" means different things to different people. To a medical professional, it conjures visions of gruesome diseases. To a farmer, it may represent disastrous crop blights that lead to fi...
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There were various responses to the outbreaks of plague from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. The most popular of these responses were fear, superstition, and exploitation. Due to the fact...
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