Plague is usually understood as a generic term for Bubonic plague, the mortal disease caused by the bacillus ''Yersinia pestis'', which is spread by fleas from rats to human beings. Plague has reached epidemic and even pandemic proportions during the history of Asia and Europe, disrupting civilizations and altering the course of human affairs when plague brought terror and panic in crowded cities, decimating populations like a visitation of the gods. In the New World, the first contact with Europeans brought pandemics of measles and smallpox, though not of plague, that led to the collapse of American cultures. See Plague (disambiguation), ''Yersinia pestis'', Bubonic plague. Famous outbreaks of plague that are examined in their individual entries: ::Great Plague of Athens (430-427 BC) :::causal agent: bubonic plague/smallpox/measles/typhus? ::Antonine Plague (165 – 180) :::causal agent: smallpox/measles? ::Cyprian (250), :::causal agent: smallpox/measles? ::Plague of Justinian (541 – 542) :::causal agent: bubonic plague ::The "Black Death" of 1347 – 50: :::Great Plague of England (1348-1350) ::::causal agent: bubonic plague :::Great Plague of Ireland (1348-1351) ::::causal agent: bubonic plague :::Great Plague of Scotland (1348-1350) ::::causal agent: bubonic plague ::Great Plague of Iceland (1402-1404) :::causal agent: bubonic plague ::Great Plague of Milan (1629-1631) ::: aka Italian Plague of 1629-1631. :::causal agent: bubonic plague ::Great Plague of London (1664-1665) :::causal agent: bubonic plague ::Great Plague of Vienna (1679-1680's) :::causal agent: bubonic plague ::The Third Pandemic, a third major plague pandemic of historic times, began in China in 1855. See also: * Influenza Pandemic of 1918 or Spanish Flu * Population history of American indigenous peoples
Hey Wetman -- thought this was my assignment. But -- we are working from two different assumptions. My definition in progress is not dealing solely with bubonic plague (we have an article about that), but with the medical, historical and social ramifications of epidemic disease. Why don't you tell me what you had in mind for this page and we'll see what works best? User:WBardwin 00:13, 27 May 2005 (UTC)\ :Sorry. Busy fingers make a rat's next. Revert me! I'll be patient and see what you come up with. --User:Wetman 00:38, 27 May 2005 (UTC) :Oh, I think it's fine for a beginning. There are so many ways we can direct people to articles about infectious epidemic disease -- to the Columbian/Amerind contact, to historic plagues, to the modern AIDS articles and finally to current isssues like the ongoing fear of avian flu. That's what came to my mind when you brought the page up. Sometimes simple disambig. pages direct people without defining their search. So, that's what I thought I would do here. We still might need more disambig. entries on the page you made, probably some of those now listed here. And I've thought about a list page on plagues for a couple of months, perhaps sorted by disease, or location or time frame. Lots of ways of looking at this large social history issue. Think about it as I putter around. Thanks. User:WBardwin 01:16, 27 May 2005 (UTC) So -- am I thinking about an article titled: "Plague and Human History"??? Much of the plague definition could be placed in epidemic and the beginnings of a real list is in List of epidemics. This partial list has only two sections / sorted by different criteria. I have some good reference material to add. What would be the best way to divide it up? :1) by date? good for historians. (i.e. divided into ancient history, medieval history, early modern history and modern day??) :2) by causal agent? good for medical readers. (i.e. smallpox, typhus, bubonic plague, unidentified agent etc??) :3) by geographic area -- (probably by continent??) good for epidemiologists and people interested in histories of individual countries. (but would cause duplication for most of the pandemics, and some epidemics in border regions.) What and how much should go on the new disambig. page? :We should see also: :*endemic (epidemiology) :*Pandemic :*Epizootic Please brainstorm with me on this. Thanks. User:WBardwin 04:55, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
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Plague
Plague is usually understood as a generic term for Bubonic plague, the mortal disease caused by the bacillus ''Yersinia pestis'', which is spread by fleas from rats to human beings. Plague has reached epidemic and even pandemic proportions during the history of Asia and Europe, disrupting civilizations and altering the course of human affairs when plague brought terror and panic in crowded cities, decimating populations like a visitation of the gods. In the New World, the first contact with Europeans brought pandemics of measles and smallpox, though not of plague, that led to the collapse of American cultures. See Plague (disambiguation), ''Yersinia pestis'', Bubonic plague. Famous outbreaks of plague that are examined in their individual entries: ::Great Plague of Athens (430-427 BC) :::causal agent: bubonic plague/smallpox/measles/typhus? ::Antonine Plague (165 – 180) :::causal agent: smallpox/measles? ::Cyprian (250), :::causal agent: smallpox/measles? ::Plague of Justinian (541 – 542) :::causal agent: bubonic plague ::The "Black Death" of 1347 – 50: :::Great Plague of England (1348-1350) ::::causal agent: bubonic plague :::Great Plague of Ireland (1348-1351) ::::causal agent: bubonic plague :::Great Plague of Scotland (1348-1350) ::::causal agent: bubonic plague ::Great Plague of Iceland (1402-1404) :::causal agent: bubonic plague ::Great Plague of Milan (1629-1631) ::: aka Italian Plague of 1629-1631. :::causal agent: bubonic plague ::Great Plague of London (1664-1665) :::causal agent: bubonic plague ::Great Plague of Vienna (1679-1680's) :::causal agent: bubonic plague ::The Third Pandemic, a third major plague pandemic of historic times, began in China in 1855. See also: * Influenza Pandemic of 1918 or Spanish Flu * Population history of American indigenous peoples
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Hey Wetman -- thought this was my assignment. But -- we are working from two different assumptions. My definition in progress is not dealing solely with bubonic plague (we have an article about that), but with the medical, historical and social ramifications of epidemic disease. Why don't you tell me what you had in mind for this page and we'll see what works best? User:WBardwin 00:13, 27 May 2005 (UTC)\ :Sorry. Busy fingers make a rat's next. Revert me! I'll be patient and see what you come up with. --User:Wetman 00:38, 27 May 2005 (UTC) :Oh, I think it's fine for a beginning. There are so many ways we can direct people to articles about infectious epidemic disease -- to the Columbian/Amerind contact, to historic plagues, to the modern AIDS articles and finally to current isssues like the ongoing fear of avian flu. That's what came to my mind when you brought the page up. Sometimes simple disambig. pages direct people without defining their search. So, that's what I thought I would do here. We still might need more disambig. entries on the page you made, probably some of those now listed here. And I've thought about a list page on plagues for a couple of months, perhaps sorted by disease, or location or time frame. Lots of ways of looking at this large social history issue. Think about it as I putter around. Thanks. User:WBardwin 01:16, 27 May 2005 (UTC) So -- am I thinking about an article titled: "Plague and Human History"??? Much of the plague definition could be placed in epidemic and the beginnings of a real list is in List of epidemics. This partial list has only two sections / sorted by different criteria. I have some good reference material to add. What would be the best way to divide it up? :1) by date? good for historians. (i.e. divided into ancient history, medieval history, early modern history and modern day??) :2) by causal agent? good for medical readers. (i.e. smallpox, typhus, bubonic plague, unidentified agent etc??) :3) by geographic area -- (probably by continent??) good for epidemiologists and people interested in histories of individual countries. (but would cause duplication for most of the pandemics, and some epidemics in border regions.) What and how much should go on the new disambig. page? :We should see also: :*endemic (epidemiology) :*Pandemic :*Epizootic Please brainstorm with me on this. Thanks. User:WBardwin 04:55, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
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Plaguelands
Plagues
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Plague_(Klinik_album)
Plague_doctor
Plague_Dogs
Plague_marines
Plague_of_Athens
Plague_of_frogs
Plague_of_Galen
Plague_of_Justinian
Plague_of_Justinian
Plague_of_the_Firstborn
Plague_of_the_Zombies
Plague_pit
Plague_Soundscapes
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