DNA tests conducted in Germany found that the bacteria that causes bubonic plague caused London’s Great Plague of 1665-1666. ... Cause of London’s 17th century Great Plague finally revealed, ...

But by the 17th century, the number of infections was doubling every 11 days. “It is an astounding difference in how fast plague epidemics grew,” said David Earn, a professor in the Department ...

But the 17th century, the number of new infections doubled every 11 days. (CN) — A study released Monday has found that over the course of 300 years, plague outbreaks in London dramatically picked up ...

Among their key findings: As the years passed, more people got the plague. In the 14th century, during the Black Death, the number of people infected doubled every 43 days. In the 17th century ...

Plague outbreaks in London spread four times faster in the 17th century than they did in the 14th century, researchers have estimated after studying troves of wills and death records.

DON’T try on that fez. During the world’s longest siege, a 17th-century scientist hatched an ambitious plan – to weaponise the bubonic plague by painting it onto hats.

In Italy and France during the 17th century, the plague doctor was a physician who treated victims of the bubonic plague. He would dawn a plague mask which usually resembled the face of a white ...

A mysterious black-swathed figure dressed in full 17th-century plague doctor garb falls into that category, according to residents of the otherwise idyllic. Skip to content. All Sections.

Like Venice in the 17th century, the ongoing public health crisis is unlikely to permanently knock out the United States — but its broken tax system makes the country’s recovery from the ...

A pneumonic plague epidemic in China in 1910-11 sparked widespread mask-wearing there. After the Communists came to power in 1949, there was intense fear of germ warfare, leading many to wear masks .

BOSTON – More than 350 years ago, a plague took a deadly toll on Hamburg, Germany.As the High Holidays approached, fear and panic set in and many of the city’s Jewish families fled. Among them ...