black plague

How did we face epidemics before the age of vaccines?

From the lepers in the Bible to the victims of the Plague and the Spanish flu – the main tools to combat contagious diseases were isolations and lockdowns.

By Dr. Keren Landsman/Davidson Institute of Science Education
24/01/2022
Cartoon rats (Illustrative)

What can rats teach us in a time of pandemic?

Though rat bites can cause a nasty condition called hantavirus, we are healthy, thank God a million times, but our furry frenemies? They are with us.

By JOAN ORANGE
17/09/2020

Inner Mongolia village quarantined after plague patient dies

The city has also put the district where the village is located on the second-lowest alert level on its four-level system for plague response until the end of the year.

By REUTERS
07/08/2020

Squirrel in Colorado tests positive for bubonic plague

The plague is still found worldwide, but has mostly been found in animals.

14/07/2020

Long-forgotten Viking mountain pass found in Norway following glacier melt

Due to global warming, high-elevation ice patches and glaciers have recently yielded a myriad of historical finds for archaeologists to discover.

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