- Black Death@
- Learn about the Black Death, one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. Sites include history, timeline, maps, and contemporary accounts on the plague that claimed millions of lives in Europe during the 14th century.
- Plague: Yersinia pestis
- Includes overview, epidemiology, and pathogenesis. - Plague Facts
- Describes bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic forms. - Plague as a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management
- May 2000 article from the Journal of the American Medical Association. - Great Plague England (1665)@
- Plague Victims Found: Mass Burial in Athens
- Describes the discovery of a mass grave with nearly a thousand tombs from the fifth and fourth century BCE. - CDC Plague Page
- Information about Bubonic Plague, the infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. - NORD: Bubonic Plague
- Summary of symptoms, causes, and treatment.
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