Bubonic Plague Today

Bubonic Plague TodayConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 843, Segment 3

Jan 26, 2021 • 3m

The Bubonic Plague is still around today, but can be easily treated with antibiotics. Left untreated, though, it's just as dangerous today as it was in the Middle Ages. Guest: Winston Black, Lecturer and Adjunct Researcher of Medieval History at Idaho State University and Dalhousie University

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