Plagues and Pandemics: Black Death, Coronaviruses and Other Killer Diseases Throughout History

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All you need for a plague to go pandemic are population clusters and travelers spreading the bacterial or viral pathogens. Many prehistoric civilizations died fast, leaving cities undamaged to mystify archeologists. Plague in Athens killed 30% of the population 430-426 BCE. When Roman Emperor Justinian I caught bubonic plague in 541 CE, contemporary historian Procopius described his symptoms: fever, delirium and buboes - large black swellings of the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1399005189

ISBN13:9781399005180

Release Date:February 2022

Publisher:Pen and Sword History

Length:216 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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