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Black Plague series

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By tsmith on March 19, 2008.

Did Yersinia pestis really cause Black Plague? Part 1: Objections to Y. pestis causation

Did Yersinia pestis really cause Black Plague? Part 2: Examination of the criticisms

Did Yersinia pestis really cause Black Plague? Part 3: Paleomicrobiology and the detection of Y. pestis in corpses

Did Yersinia pestis really cause Black Plague? Part 4: Plague in modern times

Did Yersinia pestis really cause Black Plague? Part 5: Nail in the coffin

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General Epidemiology
Historical studies of disease
infectious disease
Various bacteria

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"What caused the Black Plague?" series

Did Yersinia pestis really cause Black Plague? Part 1: Objections to Y. pestis causation

Did Yersinia pestis really cause Black Plague? Part 3: Paleomicrobiology and the detection of Y. pestis in corpses

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Did Yersinia pestis really cause Black Plague? Part 5: Nail in the coffin

Despite its reputation as a scourge of antiquity, Yersinia pestis--the bacterium that causes bubonic plague--still causes thousands of human illnesses eve

The Real (and Perceived) Cause of the Plague: Part 2

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