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University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Medical Dictionary: "plague" |
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Bubonic Plague and the Black Death Description: Provides information on the effects, history, symptoms, treatment and origins of the Bubonic Plague commonly referred to as The Black Death. (william-shakespeare.info) |
| CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases: Plague Description: Includes symptoms, history, treatment, epidemiology, prevention and control, and scientific literature. (cdc.gov) |
| CIDRAP Plague Home Page Description: Medical overview aimed at clinicians in identifying and treating plague, along with updated news and links related to the disease. (www1.umn.edu) |
| Click2Disasters - The Black Death, Scourge of the Middle Ages Description: Examines "The Black Death" and its devastating effects on people during the Middle Ages. (click2disasters.com) |
| eMedicine - Bubonic Plague Description: A physician's report on bubonic plague infection, transmission patterns, and associated symptoms. Includes pictures of bubonic plague patients as well as a review of septicemic plague and pneumonic plague. (emedicine.com) |
| eMedicine - Plague Description: Article by Venkat R Minnaganti, MD. (emedicine.com) |
| eMedicine - Plague Description: Article by Robert D Schremmer, MD. (emedicine.com) |
| eMedicine Health - Plague Description: Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and treatment. (emedicinehealth.com) |
| InteliHealth: Plague Description: Factsheet with symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis. (intelihealth.com) |
| MayoClinic.com - Plague Description: Includes cause, symptoms and signs, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. (mayoclinic.com) |
| MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Plague Description: Factsheet with causes, risk factors, symptoms, treatment, diagnosis, complications, and prevention. (nlm.nih.gov) |
| MedlinePlus: Plague Description: Directory of news stories, factsheets, and articles. (nlm.nih.gov) |
| Perspectives on Plague Description: Features photographs, history, paintings, molecular models, and links. (brown.edu) |
| Plague Description: World Health Organization information on plague, focusing on recent outbreaks and epidemics. (who.int) |
| Plague Fact Sheet - Center for Biosecurity of UPMC Description: Discusses the use of the bacteria as a biological weapon. (upmc-biosecurity.org) |
| Plague Facts Description: Includes cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. (astdhpphe.org) |
| Plague: Yersinia pestis Description: Scientific and medical information about the organism and disease. (kcom.edu) |
| Russell Kightley Media Description: Computer graphic showing the structure of Yersinia pestis with an explanation and references. (rkm.com.au) |
| TED Cast Study Bubonic Plague Description: The role of trade in transmitting the Black Death. (american.edu) |
| The History of the Black Death Description: Historical information, pictures, causes, superstitions, and outcomes dealing with the bubonic plague. (geocities.com) |
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