The Bubonic Plague
iMinds
May 2014 · iMinds Pty Ltd
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5
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Learn about the history of The Bubonic Plague with iMinds insightful knowledge series. Bubonic plague is widely regarded as being responsible for two of the most infamous plagues in recorded history - the Black Death in the mid-fourteenth century and the great plague of London in 1665. The causative organism of modern-day plague was discovered independently in 1894 by two bacteriologists: the Swiss born Dr. Alexandre Yersin and Dr. Shibasaburo Kitasato from Japan. Both were conducting research in Hong Kong during the third plague pandemic then occurring in Asia. Kitasato was working with the backing of the British authorities and had access to autopsies of plague victims at Kennedy Town Hospital. iMinds brings targeted knowledge to your eReading device with short information segments to whet your mental appetite and broaden your mind.
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