Plague has a long and storied history throughout the centuries, rivaled by only smallpox.

In this podcast, I look briefly at the three major plague pandemics-The Justinian Plague, the Black Death and the Modern Plague. In addition, I look at plague in more recent history as it still infects thousands and kills hundreds in several countries across the globe annually.

 

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