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[The plague of the third pandemic and its current remergence].

Abstract
The reappearance of the plague in the 19th century, in what is generally referred to as the third pandemic, brought back painful memories of the great plague outbreaks of the past that had killed tens of millions of people. At the same time, this new pandemic opened the era of great discoveries, such as identification of the Yersinia pestis bacterium, of transmission vectors and the first effective treatments. With these advances it became possible to control a disease which had, because of progress in maritime transport, spread almost throughout the world.
AuthorsStéphane Barry
JournalVesalius : acta internationales historiae medicinae (Vesalius) Vol. 14 Issue 2 Pg. 69-73 (Dec 2008) ISSN: 1373-4857 [Print] Belgium
Vernacular TitleLa peste de la 3e pandémie a sa réémergence actuelle.
PMID19579344 (Publication Type: Historical Article, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging (microbiology)
  • Disease Outbreaks (history)
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Plague (epidemiology, history, transmission)
  • Yersinia pestis

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