The plague had no cure and once a person had caught it, there was very little the doctors could do to treat them. An engraving showing the Great Plague of London, 1665-1666. A passerby offers ...

The plague seems like a disease of a distant century, conjuring up the rat-infested cities of medieval Europe. The word that terrified whole regions of the Earth is now commonly used in its ...

The county said Wednesday the case was identified and treated in its early stages and poses little risk to the community. Symptoms of bubonic plague include the sudden onset of fever, nausea ...

Plague doctors wore a distinctive costume - the beak mask held dried flowers and reduced the effect of bad smells for the medic A suspected case of bubonic plague has been reported to Chinese ...

strolling around the village in a plague costume? That's just not normal is it, do it indoors it's bloody terrifying for poor little kids." However, others came to the individual's defence ...