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  2. History of plague - Wikipedia

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    The Black Death ravaged Europe for three years before it continued on into Russia, where the disease hit somewhere once every five or six years from 1350 to 1490. [39] Plague epidemics ravaged London in 1563, 1593, 1603, 1625, 1636, and 1665, [40] reducing its population by 10 to 30% during those years. [41]

  3. Joseph J. Kinyoun - Wikipedia

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    On March 11, Kinyoun's lab presented its results. Two guinea pigs and one rat died after being exposed to samples from the first victim, proving the plague was indeed in Chinatown. [17] [18] On March 13, another lab animal, a monkey who was exposed to the plague, died. All the dead animals tested positive for the plague bacteria. [19]

  4. List of epidemics and pandemics - Wikipedia

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    Seneca nation, North America Measles: Unknown [60] 1592–1593 Malta plague epidemic (part of the second plague pandemic) 1592–1593 Malta: Bubonic plague: 3,000 [61] 1592–1593 London plague (part of the second plague pandemic) 1592–1593 London, England Bubonic plague: 19,900+ [62] 1596–1602 Spain plague epidemic (part of the second ...

  5. 1900–1904 San Francisco plague - Wikipedia

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    The San Francisco plague of 1900–1904 was an epidemic of bubonic plague centered on San Francisco's Chinatown. It was the first plague epidemic in the continental United States. [1] The epidemic was recognized by medical authorities in March 1900, but its existence was denied for more than two years by California's Republican governor Henry ...

  6. 1924 Los Angeles pneumonic plague outbreak - Wikipedia

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    The pneumonic plague is the only form of the plague capable of person-to-person transmission, which occurs during droplet-respiration, or breathing, as opposed to other forms of the plague. [ 50 ] [ 51 ] The 1924 Los Angeles pneumonic plague outbreak was the last instance of aerosol transmission of the plague in the United States. [ 12 ]

  7. Plague - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 February 2025. Plague or The Plague may refer to: Agriculture, fauna, and medicine Plague (disease), (commonly referred to as bubonic plague or black death), caused by infectious bacteria Yersinia pestis An epidemic of infectious disease (medical or agricultural) A pandemic caused by such a disease A ...

  8. Black Death - Wikipedia

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    The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people [2] perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. [3]

  9. Bubonic plague - Wikipedia

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    The plague is considered the likely cause of the Black Death that swept through Asia, Europe, and Africa in the 14th century and killed an estimated 50 million people, [1] [10] including about 25% to 60% of the European population. [1] [11] Because the plague killed so many of the working population, wages rose due to the demand for labor. [11]