Everyone knows about how the bubonic plague claimed the lives of nearly a third of the population of Europe during the Middle Ages. It was the most devastating disease epidemic in the history of ...

Uh, Bubonic Plague is uh, carried by uh, fleas uh, on the backs of rodents. Uh, in the Middle Ages, probably black rats were most common and…. Ben: But the fleas were the actual culprits.

I n the Middle Ages, the plague, known as the "black death," had a tragic impact, killing one-third of the European population. The latest findings by scientists suggest that the 14th-century ...

To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching. A history of the bacterial disease of bubonic plague, and of the mortality, ...

which is where the bubonic plague gets its name. Plague is rare, because thankfully, we have much better ways to control rodents these days. And unlike in the Middle Ages, millions of people don't ...

Climate changes and increasing globalisation could bring back the diseases of the Middle Ages, an expert has warned. Vic Simpson of the government's Veterinary Laboratories Agencies told a seminar at ...

Plague doctors wore a distinctive costume - the beak mask held dried flowers and reduced the effect of bad smells for the medic A suspected case of bubonic plague has been reported to Chinese ...

China has reported a bubonic plague infection — a bacterial infection that is transmitted by fleas. The authorities have issued a warning for plague prevention and control — and directed its ...

Millions of rats were killed and in 2 months no new cases of plague were reported. Bubonic plague, or "the black death," had raged throughout Europe and Asia over the past centuries. In the ...