Bubonic Plague and the Black Death
Provides information on the effects, history, symptoms, treatment and origins of the Bubonic Plague commonly referred to as The Black Death.
CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases:
Includes symptoms, history, treatment, epidemiology, prevention and control, and scientific literature.
CIDRAP Plague Home Page
Medical overview aimed at clinicians in identifying and treating plague, along with updated news and links related to the disease.
Click2Disasters - The Black Death, Scourge of the
Examines "The Black Death" and its devastating effects on people during the Middle Ages.
eMedicine - Bubonic Plague
A physician's report on bubonic plague infection, transmission patterns, and associated symptoms. Includes pictures of bubonic plague patients as well as a review of septicemic plague and pneumonic plague.
eMedicine Health - Plague
Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and treatment.
InteliHealth: Plague
Factsheet with symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis.
MayoClinic.com - Plague
Includes cause, symptoms and signs, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Plague
Factsheet with causes, risk factors, symptoms, treatment, diagnosis, complications, and prevention.
MedlinePlus: Plague
Directory of news stories, factsheets, and articles.
Perspectives on Plague
Features photographs, history, paintings, molecular models, and links.
Plague
World Health Organization information on plague, focusing on recent outbreaks and epidemics.
Plague Fact Sheet - Center for Biosecurity of UPMC
Discusses the use of the bacteria as a biological weapon.
Plague Facts
Includes cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Plague: Yersinia pestis
Scientific and medical information about the organism and disease.
Russell Kightley Media
Computer graphic showing the structure of Yersinia pestis with an explanation and references.
TED Cast Study Bubonic Plague
The role of trade in transmitting the Black Death.
The History of the Black Death
Historical information, pictures, causes, superstitions, and outcomes dealing with the bubonic plague.