Web Directory

» Awesome Stories: Black Death
   Article by Carole D. Bos on this disease and its devastating effects during the Middle Ages.
   http://www.awesomestories.com/disasters/black-death

» Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections Education: Plague
   Provides information on the clinical manifestations of this disease and the related treatment protocols.
   http://www.bioterrorism-uab.ahrq.gov/CategoryA/plague/summary.asp

» Bubonic Plague and the Black Death
   Provides information on the effects, history, symptoms, treatment and origins of the Bubonic Plague commonly referred to as The Black Death.
   http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-bubonic-plague-black-death.htm

» CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases: Plague
   Includes symptoms, history, treatment, epidemiology, prevention and control, and scientific literature.
   http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/plague/index.htm

» CIDRAP Plague Home Page
   Medical overview aimed at clinicians in identifying and treating plague, along with updated news and links related to the disease.
   http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/bt/plague/

» DHPE: Plague
   Factsheet on this bacterial infection including its cause, the signs and symptoms, diagnosis, complications, treatment and prevention.
   http://www.dhpe.org/plague.htm

» Decameron Web: The Plague
   Features contemporary perspectives, origins, causes and social effects.
   http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/plague/

» InteliHealth: Plague
   Factsheet with symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis.
   http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/24675.html

» MayoClinic.com - Plague
   Includes cause, symptoms and signs, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
   http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/plague/DS00493

» MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Plague
   Factsheet with causes, risk factors, symptoms, treatment, diagnosis, complications, and prevention.
   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000596.htm

» MedlinePlus: Plague
   Directory of news stories, factsheets, and articles.
   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/plague.html

» Multidrug Resistance in Yersinia Pestis Mediated by a Transferable Plasmid
   Article discusses antibiotic and multidrug resistance in Yersinia Pestis, the causative agent of Plague. Published by The New England Journal of Medicine.
   http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/337/10/677

» Plague
   World Health Organization information on plague, focusing on recent outbreaks and epidemics.
   http://www.who.int/csr/disease/plague/en/index.html

» Plague in England
   A list of epidemics of the disease between 1348 and 1665. Includes references.
   http://www.urbanrim.org.uk/plague%20list.htm

» Plague: Yersinia pestis
   Scientific and medical information about the organism and disease.
   http://www.atsu.edu/faculty/chamberlain/Website/lectures/lecture/plague.htm

» Russell Kightley Media
   Computer graphic showing the structure of Yersinia pestis with an explanation and references.
   http://www.rkm.com.au/PLAGUE/index.html

» TED Cast Study Bubonic Plague
   The role of trade in transmitting the Black Death.
   http://www1.american.edu/TED/bubonic.htm

» The Black Death - Modern Nightmare?
   Article by Christopher Duncan and Susan Scott considering whether this disease could return, and the catastrophic consequences that might ensue if it did.
   http://www.firstscience.com/site/articles/black-death.asp

» The History of the Black Death
   Article by Christopher Duncan and Susan Scott providing historical information on this disease that suddenly appeared in 1347.
   http://www.firstscience.com/SITE/ARTICLES/history-of-the-black-death.asp

» eMedicine - Bubonic Plague
   A physician's report on bubonic plague infection, transmission patterns, and associated symptoms. Includes pictures of bubonic plague patients as well as a review of septicemic plague and pneumonic plague.
   http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/829233-overview

» eMedicine - Plague
   Article by Robert D Schremmer, MD.
   http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/967495-overview

» eMedicine Health - Plague
   Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and treatment.
   http://www.emedicinehealth.com/plague/article_em.htm