Black Death (Simple English Wikipedia)

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Dewitte, Sharon N. (2010-12-01). "Age Patterns of Mortality During the Black Death in London, A.D. 1349-1350". Journal of Archaeological Science. 37 (12): 3394–3400. Bibcode:2010JArSc..37.3394D. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2010.08.006. ISSN 0305-4403. PMC 3094018. PMID 21572598.
Galli, Massimo; Nodari, Riccardo; Perini, Matteo; Luconi, Ester; Fois, Luca; Vaglienti, Folco; Bandi, Claudio; Biganzoli, Elia; Comandatore, Francesco (2023-05-19). "A spatiotemporal reconstruction of the 1630 plague epidemic in Milan". iScience. 26 (5) 106704. Bibcode:2023iSci...26j6704G. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.106704. ISSN 2589-0042. PMC 10176250. PMID 37187697.

americanscientist.org (Global: 9,393^rd place; Simple English: 1,860^th place)

"The Bright Side of the Black Death". American Scientist. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
"The Bright Side of the Black Death". American Scientist. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2024-10-01.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; Simple English: 3^rd place)

Cantor, Norman (2001). In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made. Harper Perennial. ISBN 978-0060014346.
Levy, Richard S., ed. (2005). Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 376. ISBN 978-1-85109-439-4.

astrosociety.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Cunningham, Clifford (2020-09-03). "The "Black Death Scapegoat" Conjunction of 1345". Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Retrieved 2025-04-02.

britannica.com (Global: 37^th place; Simple English: 16^th place)

"Black Death | Definition, Cause, Symptoms, Effects, Death Toll, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
"Humour | Humorism, Hippocrates, Galen | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2025-02-26. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
"Black Death | Definition, Cause, Symptoms, Effects, Death Toll, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
"Biological Weapons in History". www.britannica.com. Britannica. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

cdc.gov (Global: 251^st place; Simple English: 132^nd place)

"Signs and Symptoms of Plague". United States Centers for Disease Control. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-10-01.

clevelandclinic.org (Global: 4,153^rd place; Simple English: 729^th place)

my.clevelandclinic.org

"Bubonic Plague". The Cleveland Clinic. June 17, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
"Bubonic Plague (Black Death)". Cleveland Clinic. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
"Plague: Types, History, Causes". The Cleveland Clinic. August 22, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; Simple English: 21^st place)

edition.cnn.com

Sources for origins
- Hollingsworth, Julia (24 November 2019). "Black Death in China: A history of plagues, from ancient times to now". CNN. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; Simple English: 2^nd place)

Dewitte, Sharon N. (2010-12-01). "Age Patterns of Mortality During the Black Death in London, A.D. 1349-1350". Journal of Archaeological Science. 37 (12): 3394–3400. Bibcode:2010JArSc..37.3394D. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2010.08.006. ISSN 0305-4403. PMC 3094018. PMID 21572598.
Duncan, C; Scott, S (May 2005). "What caused the Black Death?". Postgraduate Medical Journal. 81 (955): 315–320. doi:10.1136/pgmj.2004.024075. ISSN 0032-5473. PMC 1743272. PMID 15879045.
Glatter, Kathryn A.; Finkelman, Paul (February 2021). "History of the Plague: An Ancient Pandemic for the Age of COVID-19". The American Journal of Medicine. 134 (2): 176–181. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.08.019. ISSN 0002-9343. PMC 7513766. PMID 32979306.
Galli, Massimo; Nodari, Riccardo; Perini, Matteo; Luconi, Ester; Fois, Luca; Vaglienti, Folco; Bandi, Claudio; Biganzoli, Elia; Comandatore, Francesco (2023-05-19). "A spatiotemporal reconstruction of the 1630 plague epidemic in Milan". iScience. 26 (5) 106704. Bibcode:2023iSci...26j6704G. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.106704. ISSN 2589-0042. PMC 10176250. PMID 37187697.
Velimirovic, Boris; Velimirovic, Helga (1989-09-01). "Plague in Vienna". Reviews of Infectious Diseases. 11 (5): 808–826. doi:10.1093/clinids/11.5.808. ISSN 0162-0886. PMID 2682953.
Signoli, Michel (2022-09-01). "History of the plague of 1720-1722, in Marseille". La Presse Médicale. History of modern pandemics. 51 (3) 104138. doi:10.1016/j.lpm.2022.104138. ISSN 0755-4982. PMID 36116732.
Alexander, John T (2002-12-12), Alexander, John T (ed.), "The Plague's Impact on Moscow", Bubonic Plague in Early Modern Russia: Public Health and Urban Disaster, Oxford University Press, pp. 257–278, doi:10.1093/oso/9780195158182.003.0011, ISBN 978-0-19-515818-2, retrieved 2025-04-02{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)

mayoclinic.org (Global: 2,191^st place; Simple English: 330^th place)

"Plague - Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 2024-10-01.

nih.gov (Global: 5^th place; Simple English: 5^th place)

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Dewitte, Sharon N. (2010-12-01). "Age Patterns of Mortality During the Black Death in London, A.D. 1349-1350". Journal of Archaeological Science. 37 (12): 3394–3400. Bibcode:2010JArSc..37.3394D. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2010.08.006. ISSN 0305-4403. PMC 3094018. PMID 21572598.
Duncan, C; Scott, S (May 2005). "What caused the Black Death?". Postgraduate Medical Journal. 81 (955): 315–320. doi:10.1136/pgmj.2004.024075. ISSN 0032-5473. PMC 1743272. PMID 15879045.
Glatter, Kathryn A.; Finkelman, Paul (February 2021). "History of the Plague: An Ancient Pandemic for the Age of COVID-19". The American Journal of Medicine. 134 (2): 176–181. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.08.019. ISSN 0002-9343. PMC 7513766. PMID 32979306.
Galli, Massimo; Nodari, Riccardo; Perini, Matteo; Luconi, Ester; Fois, Luca; Vaglienti, Folco; Bandi, Claudio; Biganzoli, Elia; Comandatore, Francesco (2023-05-19). "A spatiotemporal reconstruction of the 1630 plague epidemic in Milan". iScience. 26 (5) 106704. Bibcode:2023iSci...26j6704G. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.106704. ISSN 2589-0042. PMC 10176250. PMID 37187697.
Velimirovic, Boris; Velimirovic, Helga (1989-09-01). "Plague in Vienna". Reviews of Infectious Diseases. 11 (5): 808–826. doi:10.1093/clinids/11.5.808. ISSN 0162-0886. PMID 2682953.
Signoli, Michel (2022-09-01). "History of the plague of 1720-1722, in Marseille". La Presse Médicale. History of modern pandemics. 51 (3) 104138. doi:10.1016/j.lpm.2022.104138. ISSN 0755-4982. PMID 36116732.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Dewitte, Sharon N. (2010-12-01). "Age Patterns of Mortality During the Black Death in London, A.D. 1349-1350". Journal of Archaeological Science. 37 (12): 3394–3400. Bibcode:2010JArSc..37.3394D. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2010.08.006. ISSN 0305-4403. PMC 3094018. PMID 21572598.
Duncan, C; Scott, S (May 2005). "What caused the Black Death?". Postgraduate Medical Journal. 81 (955): 315–320. doi:10.1136/pgmj.2004.024075. ISSN 0032-5473. PMC 1743272. PMID 15879045.
Glatter, Kathryn A.; Finkelman, Paul (February 2021). "History of the Plague: An Ancient Pandemic for the Age of COVID-19". The American Journal of Medicine. 134 (2): 176–181. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.08.019. ISSN 0002-9343. PMC 7513766. PMID 32979306.
Galli, Massimo; Nodari, Riccardo; Perini, Matteo; Luconi, Ester; Fois, Luca; Vaglienti, Folco; Bandi, Claudio; Biganzoli, Elia; Comandatore, Francesco (2023-05-19). "A spatiotemporal reconstruction of the 1630 plague epidemic in Milan". iScience. 26 (5) 106704. Bibcode:2023iSci...26j6704G. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.106704. ISSN 2589-0042. PMC 10176250. PMID 37187697.

nih.gov

"How the Black Death shaped human evolution". National Institutes of Health (NIH). 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2025-04-02.

nma.gov.au (Global: 8,301^st place; Simple English: 2,007^th place)

"National Museum of Australia - Bubonic plague". National Museum of Australia. 2024-09-18. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
"Bubonic Plague". National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 2024-10-01.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

Lewis, Mark (2005-04-03). "'The Great Mortality': Plague to World: Drop Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-04-02.

oup.com (Global: 292^nd place; Simple English: 229^th place)

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Velimirovic, Boris; Velimirovic, Helga (1989-09-01). "Plague in Vienna". Reviews of Infectious Diseases. 11 (5): 808–826. doi:10.1093/clinids/11.5.808. ISSN 0162-0886. PMID 2682953.
Alexander, John T (2002-12-12), Alexander, John T (ed.), "The Plague's Impact on Moscow", Bubonic Plague in Early Modern Russia: Public Health and Urban Disaster, Oxford University Press, pp. 257–278, doi:10.1093/oso/9780195158182.003.0011, ISBN 978-0-19-515818-2, retrieved 2025-04-02{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)

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"The Great Plague | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-04-02.

sciencedirect.com (Global: 137^th place; Simple English: 121^st place)

Signoli, Michel (2022-09-01). "History of the plague of 1720-1722, in Marseille". La Presse Médicale. History of modern pandemics. 51 (3) 104138. doi:10.1016/j.lpm.2022.104138. ISSN 0755-4982. PMID 36116732.

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Bubonic Plague comes to Sydney in 1900 Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School

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"Plague". World Health Organization. October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
Sources for origins
- Hollingsworth, Julia (24 November 2019). "Black Death in China: A history of plagues, from ancient times to now". CNN. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- Bubonic Plague comes to Sydney in 1900 Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School

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"Plague". World Health Organization. October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

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Dewitte, Sharon N. (2010-12-01). "Age Patterns of Mortality During the Black Death in London, A.D. 1349-1350". Journal of Archaeological Science. 37 (12): 3394–3400. Bibcode:2010JArSc..37.3394D. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2010.08.006. ISSN 0305-4403. PMC 3094018. PMID 21572598.
Lewis, Mark (2005-04-03). "'The Great Mortality': Plague to World: Drop Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
Duncan, C; Scott, S (May 2005). "What caused the Black Death?". Postgraduate Medical Journal. 81 (955): 315–320. doi:10.1136/pgmj.2004.024075. ISSN 0032-5473. PMC 1743272. PMID 15879045.
Glatter, Kathryn A.; Finkelman, Paul (February 2021). "History of the Plague: An Ancient Pandemic for the Age of COVID-19". The American Journal of Medicine. 134 (2): 176–181. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.08.019. ISSN 0002-9343. PMC 7513766. PMID 32979306.
Galli, Massimo; Nodari, Riccardo; Perini, Matteo; Luconi, Ester; Fois, Luca; Vaglienti, Folco; Bandi, Claudio; Biganzoli, Elia; Comandatore, Francesco (2023-05-19). "A spatiotemporal reconstruction of the 1630 plague epidemic in Milan". iScience. 26 (5) 106704. Bibcode:2023iSci...26j6704G. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.106704. ISSN 2589-0042. PMC 10176250. PMID 37187697.
Velimirovic, Boris; Velimirovic, Helga (1989-09-01). "Plague in Vienna". Reviews of Infectious Diseases. 11 (5): 808–826. doi:10.1093/clinids/11.5.808. ISSN 0162-0886. PMID 2682953.
Signoli, Michel (2022-09-01). "History of the plague of 1720-1722, in Marseille". La Presse Médicale. History of modern pandemics. 51 (3) 104138. doi:10.1016/j.lpm.2022.104138. ISSN 0755-4982. PMID 36116732.

Black Death (Simple English Wikipedia)

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