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The haunting image of plague doctors in their beaked masks and waxed robes is one that has permeated the fabric of historical ...

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This year's celebration held special significance, marking the 199th anniversary of a miraculous event credited with saving ...

Overview An infectious disease caused by the bacterium yersinia pestis, transmitted by fleas. This causes fever, headache and ...

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H5N1 is spreading across the US, targeting some of our most vulnerable communities, and exposing our tattered public health ...

What is recorded, about whom, and for what purpose, tells us a lot about a society, say Carl Reynolds and Habib Naqvi In 1611, in the wake of the bubonic plague, King James I chartered the Company of ...