http://conflicthealth.com/did-a-siege-spread-the-plague-to-europe/ Armed Conflict, Public Health, Human Security, Health Diplomacy, and Medical Intelligence Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:32:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://conflicthealth.com/did-a-siege-spread-the-plague-to-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-721 Craig Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:42:33 +0000 http://conflicthealth.com/?p=1468#comment-721 I'd like to throw something out on this. While not an expert on plague specifically, I would call into question the viability of Yersinia pestis (plague) in a corpse undergoing decomposition. I think I'd be more willing to buy into a theory that rats infested with infected fleas, clothing, etc., were carried into the city and/or transfer of people already infected with disease. Again, it's impossible to tell if the corpses were fresh, and I'm not sure of the viability of plague posthumously, but I think examination of other diseases and/or transmission mechanisms would be interesting. I’d like to throw something out on this. While not an expert on plague specifically, I would call into question the viability of Yersinia pestis (plague) in a corpse undergoing decomposition. I think I’d be more willing to buy into a theory that rats infested with infected fleas, clothing, etc., were carried into the city and/or transfer of people already infected with disease. Again, it’s impossible to tell if the corpses were fresh, and I’m not sure of the viability of plague posthumously, but I think examination of other diseases and/or transmission mechanisms would be interesting.

]]> http://conflicthealth.com/did-a-siege-spread-the-plague-to-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-712 Christopher Albon Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:53:15 +0000 http://conflicthealth.com/?p=1468#comment-712 Ah. Yes. Indeed I did T. Greer, Feodosiya was not sieges right after WWII. Good catch. I've written "1946" so many times it apparently has become instinct. Ah. Yes. Indeed I did T. Greer, Feodosiya was not sieges right after WWII. Good catch. I’ve written “1946″ so many times it apparently has become instinct.

]]> http://conflicthealth.com/did-a-siege-spread-the-plague-to-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-711 T. Greer Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:23:58 +0000 http://conflicthealth.com/?p=1468#comment-711 Pretty sure you meant 1346, not 1946. Pretty sure you meant 1346, not 1946.

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