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What Is Bubonic Plague And What Are Its Symptoms
A rare case of bubonic plague, which killed tens of millions of people in Europe in the 14th Century, has been reported in Oregon, United States.
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Rare Case Of Bubonic Plague In US, It Killed 50 Million In 14th Century
Officials in the US state of Oregon have said they are dealing with a rare human case of bubonic plague that was likely transmitted by a pet cat.
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675 Years Later... This Is The Solution For Black Death's Origin Mystery
A deadly pandemic with mysterious origins: it might sound like a modern headline, but scientists have spent centuries debating the source of the Black Death that devastated the medieval world.
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Bubonic Plague: Causes, Symptoms And Mode Of Transmission
Bubonic plague is the most common form of plague. It is a potentially lethal and infectious disease which is caused by Yersinia pestis, a bacteria that lives in mainly rodents and their fleas.
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Russian Region Near Mongolia Testing Rodents For Plague
Russia said Wednesday that a remote Far Eastern region near Mongolia had begun testing rodents for bubonic plague after cases of the disease were confirmed in Mongolia and China.
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WHO Doesn't See Bubonic Plague In China As High Risk: Spokeswoman
An apparent outbreak of bubonic plague in China is being "well managed" and is not considered to represent a high risk, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
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China Steps Up Precautions After Bubonic Plague Case
Authorities in China's northern Inner Mongolia region have stepped up precautions after a herdsman was confirmed at the weekend to have the bubonic plague.
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"Risk Of Spreading": Chinese City Warns Of Bubonic Plague After 2 Cases
A city in northern China on Sunday sounded an alert after a suspected case of bubonic plague was reported, according to official media.
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Actor, Stock Broker, Dabbawala On How Virus Has Changed Lives In Mumbai
When the bubonic plague arrived on ships in 1896, death and fear emptied half of Mumbai. Ensuing labor shortages devastated the city's cotton mills, the mainstay of the contemporary economy.
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At The Rat Cafe, You Dine As Rodents Run Free. Only For $50
The rodent-borne bubonic plague may seem unappetising, but for a few San Francisco visionaries, it proved just the inspiration needed to launch one of the city's latest eateries: The Rat Cafe. The pop-up cafe offers visitors a chance to munch on a breakfast of pastries, coffee and tea, and enjoy a bit of play time with a small handful of rats.
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Plague Infection in Humans Began in Bronze Age
Plague has been endemic in the human population since the beginning of the Bronze Age, more than 5,000 years ago, a new research has found.
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Researchers Find Bubonic Plague Fragments on New York Subway
It is universally acknowledged that the New York subway is grubby. What may come as a shock is that it contains DNA fragments linked to anthrax and bubonic plague.
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Town 'Sealed Off' After Man Dies of Plague in China
A Chinese town has been sealed off and 151 people placed in quarantine since last week after a man died of bubonic plague, state media said Tuesday.
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Europe's plagues came from China, says study
The great waves of plague that twice devastated Europe and changed the course of history had their origins in China, a team of medical geneticists reported Sunday, as did a third plague outbreak that struck less harmfully in the 19th century. And in separate research, a team of biologists reported conclusively this month that the causative agent of...
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What Is Bubonic Plague And What Are Its Symptoms
A rare case of bubonic plague, which killed tens of millions of people in Europe in the 14th Century, has been reported in Oregon, United States.
-
Rare Case Of Bubonic Plague In US, It Killed 50 Million In 14th Century
Officials in the US state of Oregon have said they are dealing with a rare human case of bubonic plague that was likely transmitted by a pet cat.
-
675 Years Later... This Is The Solution For Black Death's Origin Mystery
A deadly pandemic with mysterious origins: it might sound like a modern headline, but scientists have spent centuries debating the source of the Black Death that devastated the medieval world.
-
Bubonic Plague: Causes, Symptoms And Mode Of Transmission
Bubonic plague is the most common form of plague. It is a potentially lethal and infectious disease which is caused by Yersinia pestis, a bacteria that lives in mainly rodents and their fleas.
-
Russian Region Near Mongolia Testing Rodents For Plague
Russia said Wednesday that a remote Far Eastern region near Mongolia had begun testing rodents for bubonic plague after cases of the disease were confirmed in Mongolia and China.
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WHO Doesn't See Bubonic Plague In China As High Risk: Spokeswoman
An apparent outbreak of bubonic plague in China is being "well managed" and is not considered to represent a high risk, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
-
China Steps Up Precautions After Bubonic Plague Case
Authorities in China's northern Inner Mongolia region have stepped up precautions after a herdsman was confirmed at the weekend to have the bubonic plague.
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"Risk Of Spreading": Chinese City Warns Of Bubonic Plague After 2 Cases
A city in northern China on Sunday sounded an alert after a suspected case of bubonic plague was reported, according to official media.
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Actor, Stock Broker, Dabbawala On How Virus Has Changed Lives In Mumbai
When the bubonic plague arrived on ships in 1896, death and fear emptied half of Mumbai. Ensuing labor shortages devastated the city's cotton mills, the mainstay of the contemporary economy.
-
At The Rat Cafe, You Dine As Rodents Run Free. Only For $50
The rodent-borne bubonic plague may seem unappetising, but for a few San Francisco visionaries, it proved just the inspiration needed to launch one of the city's latest eateries: The Rat Cafe. The pop-up cafe offers visitors a chance to munch on a breakfast of pastries, coffee and tea, and enjoy a bit of play time with a small handful of rats.
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Plague Infection in Humans Began in Bronze Age
Plague has been endemic in the human population since the beginning of the Bronze Age, more than 5,000 years ago, a new research has found.
-
Researchers Find Bubonic Plague Fragments on New York Subway
It is universally acknowledged that the New York subway is grubby. What may come as a shock is that it contains DNA fragments linked to anthrax and bubonic plague.
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Town 'Sealed Off' After Man Dies of Plague in China
A Chinese town has been sealed off and 151 people placed in quarantine since last week after a man died of bubonic plague, state media said Tuesday.
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Europe's plagues came from China, says study
The great waves of plague that twice devastated Europe and changed the course of history had their origins in China, a team of medical geneticists reported Sunday, as did a third plague outbreak that struck less harmfully in the 19th century. And in separate research, a team of biologists reported conclusively this month that the causative agent of...
