Cause of the Great Plague of London identified
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By Tim Sandle yesterday in Science
London - In 1665 London was ravaged by a deadly plague that was only stopped by an equally great fire. New evidence, from examining bones of the victims, has pinpointed the causative organism.
From the fourteenth to the seventeenth century Europe was affected by bubonic plague. One of the countries hardest hit was England with many cases concentrated in London, due to the population density and overcrowding. The plague of 1665-1666 was the last major outbreak of bubonic plague and it killed nearly a quarter of London's population.
Bubonic plague is an infection that enters through the skin and infects the lymph system. Other forms of plague are septicemic plague and the pneumonic plague.
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http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/science/cause-of-the-great-plague-of-london-identified/article/474453#ixzz4JwgPZN00
