Neolithic bones reveal isolated Yersinia pestis infections, not pandemics
This suggests that the infections were independent incidents, with no direct transmission between the two people. "Overall, ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
On This Day in 1900, the Bubonic Plague Hit the Continental United States, Spiraling Into an Epidemic That Killed 119 People
On February 7, 1900, Chinese American lumberyard owner Wong Chut King fell ill. When he died a few weeks later, in March, an ...
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Plague is among the deadliest bacterial infections in human history. Cases still happen today
There is a Yersinia pestis vaccine, but it is recommended ... Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle ...
The Scientist4y
bubonic plague
Genetic testing of people who died in Kyrgyzstan eight years before plague reached Europe reveals an ancient strain of the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Reports of the infection—including one death this ...
Medscape5d
Current Challenges in the Development of Vaccines for Pneumonic Plague
Yersinia pestis overcomes host defense, in a large part, by debilitating phagocytes. Live-attenuated Y. pestis vaccines protect against pneumonic plague, probably by generating both protective ...
PBS2y
Deadly Diseases
Yet the highly infectious disease borne of the bacterium Yersinia pestis still persists ... choking off breathing. Infection in all forms can be fatal unless treated immediately with antibiotics ...
The Scientist2y
Black Death Likely Originated in Central Asia
Genetic testing of people who died in Kyrgyzstan eight years before plague reached Europe reveals an ancient strain of the bacterium Yersinia pestis. In the foothills ... are an effective treatment if ...
Nature17d
Plague Ecology and Yersinia Pestis Research
Plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis ... Researchers collected samples from various districts to detect Y. pestis infection and assess the risk of transmission to humans.
scmp.com4y
From the Black Death to Spanish flu and smallpox, a brief history of plagues
It can also refer to one specific disease, Yersinia pestis. On top of that, a plague can refer to a large number of insects or animals in one place that are causing a lot of damage, like the ...
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Body lice may be bigger plague spreaders than previously thought (IMAGE)
Fluorescent image of a human body louse with Yersinia pestis infection (orange/red) in the Pawlowsky glands. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...