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2. Black Death migration - Wikipedia

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   Wheat, oats, hay, and consequently livestock, were all in short supply, and their scarcity resulted in hunger and malnutrition. The result was a mounting human vulnerability to disease due to weakened immune systems. [citation needed] The Medieval Warm Period ended in Europe sometime in the 13th century, bringing harsher winters and reduced ...

3. History of syphilis - Wikipedia

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   The history of syphilis has been well studied, but the exact origin of the disease remains unknown. [3] It appears to have originated in both Africa and America. [4] [5] As such, there are two primary hypotheses: one proposes that syphilis was carried to Europe from the Americas by the crew(s) of Christopher Columbus as a byproduct of the Columbian exchange, while the other proposes that ...

4. List of epidemics and pandemics - Wikipedia

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   Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal infections , an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered ...

5. 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]

6. Social history of viruses - Wikipedia

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   In England the disease, then called "mezils", was first described in the 13th century, and it was probably one of the 49 plagues that occurred between 526 and 1087. [30] Rinderpest, which is caused by a virus closely related to measles virus, is a disease of cattle known since Roman times. [41]

7. History of smallpox - Wikipedia

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   This practice, known today as variolation, was first practiced in China in the 10th century. [31] Methods of carrying out the procedure varied depending upon location. Variolation was the sole method of protection against smallpox other than quarantine until Edward Jenner's discovery of the inoculating abilities of cowpox against the smallpox ...

8. Great Famine of 1315–1317 - Wikipedia

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   Crop failures were not the only problem; cattle disease caused sheep and cattle numbers to fall as much as 80 per cent. The period was marked by extreme levels of crime, disease, mass death, and even cannibalism and infanticide. The crisis had consequences for the Church, state, European society, and for future calamities to follow in the 14th ...

9. Category:13th-century deaths from plague (disease) - Wikipedia

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   13th; 14th; 15th; 16th; 17th; 18th; Pages in category "13th-century deaths from plague (disease)" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.