Plague transmission may have begun a century before the Black Death, study shows
Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before ...
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Plague transmission may have begun a century before the Black Death, study shows
Moreover, in order to spillover, it needs vectors like fleas or lice. A prolonged and widespread human outbreak of plague, a pandemic like the Black Death and the hundreds of years of plague waves ...
The Black Death was spread by Mongol troops in the Middle East a century before it wiped out half of Britons in the 1300s, new study suggests
New research has found that the plague may actually have caused milder outbreaks in the Middle East a century before it ...
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Jobs for dogs, Part 2: addressing unwanted behaviours
In part one of this column, we looked at some popular dog breeds and their ideal jobs, meaning the things they are bred for ...
An Ancient Diary Reveals How 3 Horrifying Summers May Have Altered the Path of an Entire Nation
The analysis of the periods in which the testimonies were recorded indicates that the great majority of the analyzed century ...
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Spring means newborn wildlife — here’s how you can keep them safe
Baby wildlife season is coming up and the Pauline S. Schneegas Wildlife Foundation has information on those newborns and what ...
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An Ancient Diary Reveals How 3 Horrifying Summers May Have Altered the Path of an Entire Nation
Warmer climates can cause rodent populations to explode, and this is most likely how the Plague—which was carried largely by fleas on rodents such as rats—spread through Transylvania.
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Medicine: Farewell to Plague?
Plague is caused by a bacillus, Pasteurella pestis, whose natural habitat is the rat. Fleas carry it from rats to humans. The disease, called bubonic when it affects the lymph nodes, pneumonic ...
Phish will play three Boulder shows this summer — and leave Dick’s Sporting Goods Park behind
The band said Tuesday it will play three shows, on July 3, 4, and 5, at the University of Colorado’s Folsom Field. A ticket-request period is underway at phish.shop.ticketstoday.com, and general ...