Third plague pandemic
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The third plague pandemic was a major plague pandemic that began in Yunnan, China, in 1855. Its name refers to its status as the third of at least three known major pandemics caused by the spread of t
Plague patient being injected by a doctor in 1897, British Raj India
Plague of Justinian
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The plague of Justinian or Justinianic plague was an epidemic of plague that afflicted the entire Mediterranean Basin, Europe, and the Near East, especially the Sasanian Empire and the Byzantine Empir
Third plague pandemic
…as plague persists in enzootic reservoirs across Asia, Africa, South America, and the western United States. The first plague pandemic began with the Plague of Justinian, which ravaged the Byzantine Empire and surrounding areas in 541 and 542; the pandemic persisted in successive waves until the middle of the 8th century…
Saint Sebastian pleads with Jesus for the life of a gravedigger afflicted during the plague of Justinian. (Josse Lieferinxe, c. 1497–1499)
A characteristic of Yersinia pestis infection is necrosis of the hand. (photo from 1975 plague victim)
Incomplete basilica in Philippi; its construction is believed to have been halted by the plague of Justinian.