plague

     

Plague may refer to:

Trivia about plague

  • Newton made some of his greatest discoveries while Cambridge University was closed because of this in 1665
  • Laurie Garrett's 1994 science book about "The Coming" one of these makes the bubonic one sound mild
  • This catastrophe that killed millions had recurrences in 1361, 1369, 1374, 1390 & 1400
  • Brodick Castle's Gray Lady is said to be a woman who was locked in the dungeon because she carried this deadly disease
  • The Delta 32 genetic mutation prevents HIV; it's been found in the DNA of those who didn't get this Medieval scourge
  • Valentine is the patron saint not only of lovers but also of sufferers of this deadly medieval disease
  • In 1347, this "bubonic" disease began in Europe; as many as one-third of the population would perish
  • Dr. George Pardee was elected governor in 1902 in part to eradicate this rat-borne illness in San Francisco
  • A HIstory Channel show on this subject noted "baseball-sized black swellings on the neck" from the year 1347
  • An epidemic with a high rate of mortality, or a novel by Albert Camus