Bubonic plague fears as warning issued over antibiotic-resistant strains
The bubonic plague killed as many as 50 million people across Europe in the 14th century - 50% of its population - in what's ...
Covid jab scientists develop bubonic plague vaccine amid fears of next pandemic
Oxford team reports hopeful results in trials as military experts say UK should stock supplies of Black Death inoculation ...
Business Insider4 年
The bubonic plague still exists — here's how you get it and how to treat it
The bubonic plague is a deadly bacterial infection, caused by Yersinia pestis. In the 14th century, before treatment was available, bubonic plague killed 50 million people in Europe and became ...
Covid vaccine scientists develop bubonic plague jab ahead of "next pandemic"
The team behind the Oxford AstraZeneca covid vaccine say they are developing an injection that could prevent the bubonic ...
New York Post23 天
Egyptian mummy discovered with bubonic plague rewrites history of the notorious Black Death
Getty Images Analysis of the mummy’s bone tissue revealed traces of Y. Pestis — bubonic plague bacteria — DNA, meaning that the disease had reached an advanced stage when the victim perished ...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute3 个月
Plague on Purple
The small yellow rods seen resting on these purple blades are Yersinia pestis bacteria – the cause of bubonic plague. This bacterial infection is mainly spread to humans by fleas but can also be ...
WebMD1 年
Is the Bubonic Plague Still Around?
Blame fleas and the rats, mice, chipmunks, and squirrels they infect. Bubonic plague is caused by bacteria that live in fleas. If you get bit, you can get it, too. You can even get it from a ...
Scientists begin developing bubonic plague vaccine amid fears of next pandemic
Scientists who developed the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine during the Covid pandemic are developing the UK's first bubonic plague amid fears an outbreak of the disease could re-emerge.
Australian Geographic1 天
Defining Moments in Australian History: The Black Death
Australia’s first case of bubonic plague was reported. By 1910, 1371 cases were reported with 535 deaths across the nation.
BBC4 年
What is bubonic plague?
Plague is a potentially lethal infectious disease that is caused by bacteria called Yersinia pestis that live in some animals - mainly rodents - and their fleas. Bubonic plague is the most common ...
来自MSN11 个月
The bubonic plague is still around in 2024. How is that possible?
The bubonic plague is an infectious disease caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria. The zoonotic bacteria can infect small such mammals as rodents, other animals and humans, according to the CDC.
BBC2 年
Early pandemics: the plague
It is these buboes that give bubonic plague its name ... It is caused by breathing in bacteria coughed out by an infected person, or spread to the lungs through a person's own blood supply.