As no one knew exactly what caused the Black Death, they could do little to stop future outbreaks. There were further Black Death cases throughout the Middle Ages and beyond. There was another ...

For he believes it is bad air, called ‘miasma’, that has caused the plague to ravage the port of Leith once again. But, although he didn’t know it, George’s true protection was his leather ...

The first and weaker part of their argument involves their pet theories about what else could have caused the medieval plague. Anthrax, zoologist Twigg’s candidate, has never struck a human ...

January 1900: Australia’s first case of bubonic plague reported. Bubonic plague, or the ‘Black Death’ as it became known during the pandemic of the 17th century, is one of the most deadly diseases to ...

Garcia: It isn't common, but it's also not unheard of. So we typically see a handful of cases here in the U.S. every year. Based on CDC data, the U.S. has an average of seven cases of human plague ...