Hospital and Medical News

January 29, 2014

Cause of devastating pandemic revealed
Hamilton, Canada (SPX) Jan 29, 2014
An international team of scientists has discovered that two of the world's most devastating plagues - the plague of Justinian and the Black Death, each responsible for killing as many as half the people in Europe-were caused by distinct strains of the same pathogen, one that faded out on its own, the other leading to worldwide spread and re-emergence in the late 1800s. These findings suggest a new strain of plague could emerge again in humans in the future. "The research is both fascinating and pe ... read more

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