Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. www.britannica.com › science › plaguePlague | Definition, Symptoms, & History | Britannica

   www.britannica.com › science › plague

   • Cached

   5 days ago · plague, infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis, a bacterium transmitted from rodents to humans by the bite of infected fleas. Plague was the cause of some of the most-devastating epidemics in history. It was the disease behind the Black Death of the 14th century, when as much as one-third of Europe ’s population died.

2. Videos

   • 

     4:17

     youtube.com

     Plague 101 | National Geographic

     Apr 8, 2018

     2.2M Views

   • 

     1:56:25

     youtube.com

     THE SCARLET PLAGUE by Jack London - FULL AudioBook | Greatest AudioBooks

     Aug 19, 2014

     30.7K Views

   • 

     1:56:12

     youtube.com

     The Scarlet Plague (FULL Audiobook)

     Dec 12, 2013

     6.4K Views

   View all

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_epidemics_andList of epidemics and pandemics - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_epidemics_and

   • Cached

   1 day ago · Classic explanations include yellow fever, bubonic plague, influenza, smallpox, chickenpox, typhus, and syndemic infection of hepatitis B and hepatitis D. 1,143,000–3,429,000 (estimated 30–90% of population) [68] [69] 1629–1631 Italian plague (part of the second plague pandemic ) 1629–1631. Italy. Bubonic plague.

4. www.britannica.com › science › Yersinia-pestisYersinia pestis | Description, Features, Disease, & History

   www.britannica.com › science › Yersinia-pestis

   • Cached

   5 days ago · Yersinia pestis, bacterium in the family Yersiniaceae (order Enterobacterales) that causes plague. Yersinia pestis is classified as a Gram-negative coccobacillus, being spherical to cylindrical in shape and having a thin peptidoglycan cell wall surrounded by an outer lipopolysaccharide membrane. It.

   • Author: Kara Rogers

5. journals.plos.org › plosntds › articleKnowledge and practices related to plague persistence in ...

   journals.plos.org › plosntds › article

   • Cached

   5 days ago · Author summary Plague is a significant health challenge in Africa due to environmental conditions, lifestyle, and behaviors of the people living mostly in persistent areas. Understanding people’s knowledge on the environmental conditions and lifestyle practices related to plague transmissions is essential to preventing the disease spread. We assessed community understanding on plague ...

6. www.britannica.com › science › bacteriophageBacteriophage | Definition, Life Cycle, & Research | Britannica

   www.britannica.com › science › bacteriophage

   • Cached

   4 days ago · bacteriophage, any of a group of viruses that infect bacteria. Bacteriophages were discovered independently by Frederick W. Twort in Great Britain (1915) and Félix d’Hérelle in France (1917). D’Hérelle coined the term bacteriophage, meaning “bacteria eater,” to describe the agent’s bacteriocidal ability.

   • Author: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

7. amandasbookcorner.com › 2024/06/04 › isabel-and-theIsabel and The Rogue – Amanda's Book Corner

   amandasbookcorner.com › 2024/06/04 › isabel-and-the

   15 hours ago · Liana De la Rosa is a historical romance author who writes diverse characters in the Regency and Victorian periods.Liana has an English degree from the University of Arizona, and in her past life she owned a mystery shopping company and sold pecans for a large farm.

8. People also ask

   How did the plague spread?

   • Christian writers such as John of Ephesus ascribed the plague to the wrath of God against a sinful world, but modern researchers conclude that it was spread by domestic rats, which traveled in seagoing vessels and proliferated in the crowded, unhygienic cities of the era. Plague victims during the Black Death, 14th century.

   Plague | Definition, Symptoms, & History | Britannica

   www.britannica.com/science/plague

   See all results for this question

   What is plague in the Bible?

   • Plague is an ancient disease that was described during Classical times as occurring in North Africa and the Middle East. It is sometimes presumed to be the disease behind several historic epidemics, such as the pestilence described as striking the Philistines in the biblical book of 1 Samuel.

   Plague | Definition, Symptoms, & History | Britannica

   www.britannica.com/science/plague

   See all results for this question

   How did plague affect the world?

   • Plague was the cause of some of the most-devastating epidemics in history. It was the disease behind the Black Death of the 14th century, when as much as one-third of Europe ’s population died. Huge pandemics also arose in Asia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, eventually spreading around the world and causing millions of deaths.

   Plague | Definition, Symptoms, & History | Britannica

   www.britannica.com/science/plague

   See all results for this question

9. idsa.in › publication › systemPublication | Page 111 | Manohar Parrikar Institute for ...

   idsa.in › publication › system

   • Cached

   5 days ago · Pandemic fear and literature: observations from Jack London’s The Scarlet Plague. Emerging infectious diseases, 20(10), 1753. ... Summary: With tens of thousands ...