The hideout of the Black Death

Friday, January 22, 2016 - 12:02 in Health & Medicine

Black Death, mid-fourteenth century plague, is undoubtedly the most famous historical pandemic. Within only five years it killed 30-50% of the European population. Unfortunately it didn’t stop there. Plague resurged throughout Europe leading to continued high mortality and social unrest over the next three centuries. With its nearly worldwide distribution today, it’s surprising that the […]

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