Was Stone Age Scandinavia Struck by Plague?
New research by geneticists hints at the deadly work of Yersinia pestis 5,000 years ago. By Franz Lidz At the end of the ...
devdiscourse13 天
Combatting the Ancient Threat: WHO’s Updated Guidelines for Plague Control
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released an updated Manual for Plague Surveillance, Diagnosis, Prevention, and ...
Science News2 年
A deadly bacteria has been infecting children for more than 1,400 years
pestis. He probably contracted the Hib infection first, Guellil and colleagues say. While respiratory infections rarely leave marks, the boy’s kneecaps had fused to the thighbones above them.
BBC9 个月
Researchers find oldest evidence of the plague in Britain
Scientists identified three cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague, in human remains - two in a mass burial in Somerset, and one in a ring cairn monument in Cumbria. The team ...
Verywell Health on MSN1 年
What Is Bubonic Plague?
Experts have seen a re-emergence of the rare diseaseMedically reviewed by Renee Nilan, MDFact checked by Nick ...
PBS2 年
Deadly Diseases
Yet the highly infectious disease borne of the bacterium Yersinia pestis still persists. From 1,000 to 3,000 cases of plague are reported each year globally, 10 to 15 of them in the western United ...
Human case of Black Death plague confirmed in the US
The county’s health department had launched an investigation into a potential human case last Friday after preliminary tests ...
scmp.com4 年
From the Black Death to Spanish flu and smallpox, a brief history of plagues
It can also refer to one specific disease, Yersinia pestis. On top of that, a plague can refer to a large number of insects or animals in one place that are causing a lot of damage, like the ...