Why did plague doctors wear that weird beaked costume?
The sinister uniform represents a fascinating trip into history, during a time when humans were still struggling to understand infectious ...
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Study reveals true scale of one of the world’s deadliest plagues
"We now have a pathogen whose molecular history we can follow for thousands of years," says paper co-author McCormick. "The ...
Fleas and lice from humans, rather than rats, were likely responsible for spreading the Black Plague
New research seems to vindicate rats as the harbingers of one of the deadliest diseases in history.
Arizona fleas now carrying the plague, doctors warn
Yes, THE plague.
Hidden Roman graveyard helps track the plague’s evolution from a mild stomach upset to a mass murderer
Tracking the plague's origins -- so something like it won't happen again.