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The 7 best things to stream this weekend, from a Netflix comedy about the bubonic plague to the first Olympic events
On the flip side, if you're looking for drama, the streamer also has the final season of "Elite" no…
Caralynn Matassa
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5,000-year-old bacteria is the oldest strain of plague ever seen. Scientists found it in the ancient bones of a Stone Age man.
The oldest version of the plague that we know of infected a Stone Age hunter-gatherer millennia bef…
Aylin Woodward
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What is bubonic plague— its symptoms, fatality rate and history
“At present, there is a risk of a human plague epidemic spreading in this city. The public sho…
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Bubonic-plague afflicted chipmunks and rodents are shutting down parts of Lake Tahoe
The bubonic plague is spread by fleas that jump from animals to humans. It was responsible for the …
Cheryl Teh
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Chinese city sounds alert for bubonic plague
A city in northern China on Sunday sounded an alert after a suspected case of bubonic plague was re…
PTI
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Report: Mongolian teenager dies of bubonic plague
In an unrelated case in neighbouring China, a patient who was infected with plague in the northern …
PTI
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The bubonic plague still exists — here's how you get it and how to treat it
Though rare, the bubonic plague is present in certain areas of the United States. Here's how to tre…
Madeline Kennedy
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The bubonic plague is not as rare as you think, with about 7 cases in the US every year and traces found on the New York subway
There's about seven cases of the bubonic plague in the US every year, and traces of the disease wer…
Shira Feder
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The bubonic plague has been found at a hospital in China's Inner Mongolia region
Authorities in the autonomous region of northern China have issued a health warning after a local f…
Thomas Colson
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The source of the Black Death plague is finally pinpointed by scientists, new study says
The Black Death first originated in Kyrgyzstan, in central Asia, in the late 1330s, spreading rapid…
Joshua Zitser
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Fleas carrying the bubonic plague have been found in Arizona
For anyone concerned they could have been exposed, the health department adds: "Symptoms of plague …
Kevin Loria
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A man in his 20s died of the plague in New Mexico's first reported death from the infection in years
The New Mexico Department of Health said it was the first plague-related death in New Mexico since …
Ellen Cranley
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The Bubonic Plague Still Kills Thousands Of People Every Year
The plague is spread among rodent populations by fleas, who can also infect humans. Symptoms includ…
Lauren F Friedman
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An American Airlines passenger found a dead rat in her luggage after flight and claims she was told to burn the bag because of bubonic plague concerns
An American Airlines customer service representative reportedly told Cannon the bag may have develo…
Mark Matousek
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Teenager Dies Of Bubonic Plague After Eating Infected Barbecued Meat
More than 100 people who came into contact with the 15-year-old have been put into quarantine, the …
Dina Spector
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Economic contractions and pandemics go 'hand in hand' - just look at the Black Plague
But, as Mukherjee notes, the Black Plague is not analogous to our current viral and economic predic…
Juliana Kaplan
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A disturbing plague outbreak is devastating Madagascar
The medicine sent to Madagascar so far, along with another 244,000 doses on the way, will be enough…
Kevin Loria
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A case of the plague has emerged in Idaho - here's why the disturbing disease continues to re-appear
Plague is spread by fleas that carry the Yersinia pestis bacteria, which can cause the three forms …
Kevin Loria
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Bioterrorism experts are worried that drug-resistant plague could be used as a weapon
Untreated patients with either of these conditions can develop pneumonic plague, the most serious f…