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and in 19th century Asia—outbreaks have persisted to modern day. There are two main forms of plague infection: bubonic, which ...

In the 14th century, before treatment was available, bubonic plague killed 50 million people in Europe and became known as the "Black Death." But in modern times, bubonic plague is rare affecting ...

Between 1347 and 1351, this outbreak of bubonic plague killed ... they uncovered the plague’s origins – uncovering skeletons buried in modern-day Kyrgyzstan that had been infected by the ...

The bubonic plague has cropped up in the US for the first time in nearly a decade. But, thanks to modern medicine, it is much less deadly than its notorious past. When 'The Great Plague' struck ...