Such diary entries may sound both complacent and inappropriate when we consider that at least 68,596 people died in the plague out of a total London population of 460,000.

Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages when it was known as the Black Death.

Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages when it was known as the Black Death.

Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages when it was known as the Black Death.

This blog explores the plague’s history, its deadly types, and how it continues to affect populations today. UNDERSTANDING THE PLAGUE: CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, AND MODERN-DAY PRESENCE.

Great plagues have changed the course of history. Best known is the Black Death (1347-51), introduced to Europe from Asia through trade routes, carried by rats and transmitted by fleas. This ...

A Cultural History of the Plague. Sunday Feature. Laura Ashe explores how the plague has changed our social and cultural landscape and informs our responses to current emergencies such as Ebola.

A history of the plague. David Tresilian, Tuesday 13 Feb 2024. A 15th-century Arabic disquisition on the plague has appeared for the first time in English translation, writes David Tresilian ...