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Plague of 698–701 (part of first plague pandemic) 698–701 Byzantine Empire, West Asia, Syria, Mesopotamia: Bubonic plague: Unknown [47] 735–737 Japanese smallpox epidemic: 735–737 Japan Smallpox: 2 million (approx. 1 ⁄ 3 of Japanese population) [15] [48] Plague of 746–747 (part of first plague pandemic) 746–747 Byzantine Empire ...
Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages when it was known as the Black Death.
Colorado health officials have confirmed a human case of the plague, the rare bacterial infection infamously known for killing tens of millions in 14th century Europe. Today, it's easily treated ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports more than 2,000 confirmed or suspected cases and that the death toll has reached 195 as of this week. Plague deaths rise to nearly 200 as outbreak grows ...
Plague is considered to be endemic in 26 countries around the world, with most cases found in remote areas of Africa. [68] The three most endemic countries are Madagascar, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Peru. [69] Outbreaks with dozens of deaths occurred in Madagascar in 2014 and 2017, in India in 1994, and Congo in 2006.
Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. [1] One to seven days after exposure to the bacteria, flu-like symptoms develop. [1] These symptoms include fever, headaches, and vomiting, [1] as well as swollen and painful lymph nodes occurring in the area closest to where the bacteria entered the skin. [2]
The overall risk of death for all types of plague in the U.S., according to Mayo Clinic, is around 11%. The most important factor for survival is that medical attention begins promptly.
China lost an estimated 2 million people between plague's reappearance in the mid-nineteenth century and its retreat in the mid-twentieth. In India, between 1896 and the 1920s, plague claimed an estimated 12 million lives, most in the Bombay province. Plague spread into the countries around the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.