Genetics and the Black Death
Studies May Help Us Understand The Evolution of Disease
The History Behind the plague
Two Main Manifestations
Pneumonic- attacked the lungs from either untreated bubonic plague or inhalation of infected droplets. ("Plague,"2015)
How Genetics Have Brought Understanding
A Single Gene Mutation Created a Lethal Pathogen
These Genetic Changes Lead to A New Discovery
Why this matters
References
Dallas, Mary Elizabeth. (2015, June). Did One Gene Mutation Launch the Black Death?. Health Day. Retrieved from http://health.usnews.com/health- news/articles/2015/06/30/did-one-gene-mutation -launch-the-black-death
Preidt, Robert. (2015, October). Plague May Have Infected Humans Earlier Than Thought. Health Day. Retrieved from http://health.usnews.com/health- news/articles/2015/10/22/plague-may-have-infected-humans-earlier-than- thought
(2015, September). Plague. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/plague/
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