Have plague-infected rats (as well as their attendant fleas) gotten a bad rap in the history books? A pair of Georgia-based geographers think so. Their rather unconventional theory is that an unknown viral condition, rather than bubonic plauge, was responsible for Europe’s Black Death: “The Black Death went so fast, but we knew bubonic plague [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Hong Kong'
Black Death Rethink
April 21st, 2009 · 3 Comments
Tags:Black Death·bubonic plague·Hong Kong·medicine·Medieval history
The China Conundrum
March 13th, 2009 · 6 Comments
Sorry to play Captain Bringdown on a Friday, but a promise is a promise. Microkhan recently vowed to explore the female suicide rate in China, and by golly, that’s what’s gonna happen in this here post. If you want sunshine and ponies instead, click here; otherwise, read on. China is the only nation in which [...]
