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On This Day in 1900, the Bubonic Plague Hit the Continental United States, Spiraling Into an Epidemic That Killed 119 People
On February 7, 1900, Chinese American lumberyard owner Wong Chut King fell ill. When he died a few weeks later, in March, an ...
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Weird Plague 'Cures' (The Black Death)
The Bubonic plague, more commonly known as the Black Death due to the black ‘buboes’ that would swell in the armpits and ...
The Black Death was spread by Mongol troops in the Middle East a century before it wiped out half of Britons in the 1300s, new study suggests
New research has found that the plague may actually have caused milder outbreaks in the Middle East a century before it ...
An Ancient Diary Reveals How 3 Horrifying Summers May Have Altered the Path of an Entire Nation
The analysis of the periods in which the testimonies were recorded indicates that the great majority of the analyzed century ...
Holmfirth author's new novel inspired by festival celebrating the end of the Great Plague
This week sees the publication of The Village, a chilling suspense novel from author Lisa Rookes which explores dark folklore ...
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Spring means newborn wildlife — here’s how you can keep them safe
Baby wildlife season is coming up and the Pauline S. Schneegas Wildlife Foundation has information on those newborns and what ...
Scientists discover new gene-to-gene interaction that increases risk of alopecia
In a new JAMA Dermatology study, scientists at King's College London found that changes in two parts of the genome work ...
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Scientists develop bubonic plague vaccine amid resurgence fears
A vaccine for the bubonic plague is currently in development as the potential risk of a pandemic remains.
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Commentary: Plagues destroy humanity, vaccines save it
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” The words are Ecclesiastes 1:9 – among my ...
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York in American History: How diseases decimated Seacoast's Indigenous communities
In this article, James Kences documents the massive and dreadful die out of Indigenous people in the coastal areas of New ...
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A doctor’s fight for survival in 1657
Roberto Palumbo’s immersive and haunting journey into "1657 The Year of the Plague" showcases the depths of human suffering ...
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Gene-to-Gene Interaction Increases Alopecia Risk
In a new study, researchers have found that changes in two parts of the genome work together to influence alopecia risk.