The Black Death, dying out in the 17th century, lost the fight. The last great epidemic was in 1670 - after that smallpox took over as the number one infectious disease killer.

The Black Death’s gruesome, powerful hold on the human psyche is readily understandable. But why is it that so many people yearn for a return to the cold, miserable conditions that spawned the ...

Yet when an editor at the Free Press called in the summer of 1997, asking whether I would consider doing a book on the Black Death, which swept through Europe in the 14th century, I had my doubts.

In 1347, the Black Death first arrived in the Mediterranean via trade ships carrying goods from the territories of the Golden Horde in the Black Sea. This deadly outbreak rapidly spread across ...

This article is more than 10 years old. The Black Death, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, wiped out 30 to 50 percent of Europe's population between 1347 and 1351.

The origins of the Black Death are a mystery no more, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. The Black Death was a plague caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis that first ...

From the Plague of Justinian and the Black Death to polio and AIDS, pandemics have violently reshaped civilization since humans first settled into towns thousands of years ago. No one can know ...

Public health officials in Arizona have confirmed that a human in the state has died from pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection caused by the same bacterium that caused the Black Death.

Climate change could re-awaken ancient diseases and even the Black Death, according to an Oxford University professor. Higher global temperatures would melt ice sheets that store long-buried bacter… ...

Retropolis DNA evidence reveals where the Black Death began June 16, 2022 More than 3 years ago 4 min Summary ...