All posts tagged "Bubonic Plague"
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1.0KHealth NewsMadagascar’s Bubonic Plague Crisis Averted, Experts Say
Madagascar is no stranger to small outbreaks of the bubonic plague, a disease which once brought swift death throughout Europe. The disease...
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1.1KHealth NewsThree More Cases Of The Plague Confirmed In New Mexico
The plague – a disease feared in the Middle Ages that caused the “Black Death” – is still present today, though not...
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1.5KHealth NewsBubonic Plague Infection Confirmed In Oregon Teen
A Crook County teen is in the intensive care unit (ICU) where she is recovering after having contracted the bubonic plague, according...
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1.8KHealth NewsBacteria In Amber-Preserved Flea May Be Bubonic Plague Strain
A 20 to 45 million year old flea encased in amber has been discovered in a Dominican Republic amber mine between Puerto...
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1.4KHealth NewsSix Plague Cases Confirmed In US This Summer, The Latest In A California Child
This has been a busy summer for the plague with six confirmed cases in the US, three of which were fatal. This...
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1.7KHealth NewsNew York City Rats, Fleas May Be Carrying Bubonic Plague
Scientists studying rats in New York City found the Oriental rat flea, which carries the bubonic plague, hosting on some rat populations...
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1.9KHealth NewsBubonic Plague May Have Been Spread By Gerbils, Not Rats, In The Black Death
Scientists believe they have solved the mystery of why Europe experienced outbreaks of bubonic plague over hundreds of years, beginning with the...
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1.5KHealth NewsMadagascar Plague Outbreak Kills 40 Out Of 119 Cases
The World Health Organization is warning of the danger of a rapidly spreading disease in Madagascar that has already killed 40 people....
