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This Is Why 536 AD Is Called the Worst in Human History

Historians often call the year 536 AD the worst year in human history. This video explores the volcanic eruptions, famine, and plague that brought darkness to much of the world. It was a time when ...
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In time of plague : the history and social consequences of lethal epidemic disease / edited by Arien Mack

The definition and control of disease : an introduction / Charles E. Rosenberg -- Plagues : perceptions of risk and social responses / William H. Foege -- Pandemic as a natural evolutionary phenomenon ...