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An American Plague is a nonfiction book by Jim Murphy that depicts the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia and its impact on the city and the nation. It features historical characters, events, and sources, and won several awards and honors.
Learn about the origins, outbreaks, and pandemics of plague, a bacterial infection that has killed millions of people throughout history. Explore the evidence, sources, and controversies of plague in antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times.
The Black Death was a deadly disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis that killed millions of people in Europe and Asia from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most devastating events in human history, with far-reaching consequences for population, economy, and culture.
A comprehensive list of the largest known infectious disease outbreaks in human history, ranked by death toll and location. Includes ongoing and historical epidemics and pandemics, such as the Spanish flu, the plague, HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, and malaria.
Plague and Pestilence: A History of Infectious Disease. United States: Enslow Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89490-957-3. Murphy, Jim (2003). An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. New York: Clarion Books. ISBN 978-0-395-77608-7. Powell, John Harvey (1993) [1949].
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 ...
Learn how the Black Death, one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, affected the world population, economy, society, and culture in the 14th century. Find out the death toll, the symptoms, the causes, and the legacy of the plague in Europe and Asia.
A short story by Edgar Allan Poe about a prince who tries to escape a deadly plague by hosting a masquerade ball in his abbey. The story features a mysterious figure dressed as the Red Death who kills the guests one by one, leaving only a black room with a clock.