Plague

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PLAYS PLAGUE INC: THE CURE - Gamasutra WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PLAYS PLAGUE INC: THE CURE - Gamasutra Posted: 31 Mar 2021 10:12 AM PDT [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press .] BRISTOL, UK (31th March 2021) Ndemic Creations are proud to announce that the World Health Organisation are using the globally popular video game Plague Inc: The Cure to help players stay safe, recognise misinformation and understand the importance of vaccination during COVID-19 pandemic. A key part of this collaboration is a video where WHO and GOARN experts play through Plague Inc: The Cure alongside the game's creators and compare it with public health management in real-life scenarios.  The experts are put to the test as they try to save the world by balancing public health measures, research and development, and social and e

“The Black Death in Iberia and France - The Great Courses Daily News” plus 1 more The Black Death in Iberia and France - The Great Courses Daily News Posted: 16 Mar 2021 07:14 AM PDT By Dorsey Armstrong, Ph.D. , Purdue University Apart from Italy, which was seeing the ravages of the Black Death, the Iberian peninsula and the French countryside were witnessing a wave of Black Death. The deaths affected everyone, but evidence for these can be gathered from religious records. In fact, the spread of the plague also indicates the effect of the religious beliefs of the time. The Black Death spread quickly into the mainland of Europe, causing deaths in great numbers. (Image: Anonymous/Public domain) The Plague in Mallorca The Iberian Peninsula had long been a very diverse region—home to Muslim communities, Christian kingdoms, and long-standing Jewish settlements. So, it was sort of carved up into a variety of self-governing entities. Mallorca,

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PLAYS PLAGUE INC: THE CURE - Gamasutra WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PLAYS PLAGUE INC: THE CURE - Gamasutra Posted: 31 Mar 2021 10:12 AM PDT [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press .] BRISTOL, UK (31th March 2021) Ndemic Creations are proud to announce that the World Health Organisation are using the globally popular video game Plague Inc: The Cure to help players stay safe, recognise misinformation and understand the importance of vaccination during COVID-19 pandemic. A key part of this collaboration is a video where WHO and GOARN experts play through Plague Inc: The Cure alongside the game's creators and compare it with public health management in real-life scenarios.  The experts are put to the test as they try to save the world by balancing public health measures, research and development, and social and e

Pneumonic Plague Is Diagnosed in China - The New York Times Pneumonic Plague Is Diagnosed in China - The New York Times Posted: 13 Nov 2019 12:00 AM PST BEIJING — Two people in China were diagnosed with plague, setting off a panic on Tuesday about the potential spread of the highly infectious and fatal disease and prompting China's government to warn citizens to take precautions to protect themselves. Beijing officials said the two infected people came from Inner Mongolia, a sparsely populated region of northern China. They sought treatment on Tuesday in a hospital in Beijing's Chaoyang District, where they were diagnosed with pneumonic plague, according to the government office of the district. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Weibo, the microblogging site, that there was no need for Beijing residents to panic and that the risks of further transmission are "extremely low." The authorities

The Transmission of Plague: Identification of the Cause - The Great Courses Daily News The Transmission of Plague: Identification of the Cause - The Great Courses Daily News Posted: 13 Feb 2021 12:00 AM PST By Dorsey Armstrong, Ph.D. , Purdue University In the 19th century in Asia, plague caused death, suffering, and panic. But it is the 19th-century plague—and modern medicine's attempts to understand it—that would ultimately offer some answers about the Black Death and the Plague of Justinian that occurred in the 6th century. The plague bacterium was identified during the plague outbreak in Asia in the late 19th century. (Image: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock) Isolating the Plague Bacterium In 1894, in Canton, China, a plague outbreak began, which quickly spread to Hong Kong through the constant trade traffic. Estimates suggest that somewhere between 50,000 and 125,000 people were infected in this massive outbreak; 80% of those who c

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PLAYS PLAGUE INC: THE CURE - Gamasutra WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PLAYS PLAGUE INC: THE CURE - Gamasutra Posted: 31 Mar 2021 10:12 AM PDT [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press .] BRISTOL, UK (31th March 2021) Ndemic Creations are proud to announce that the World Health Organisation are using the globally popular video game Plague Inc: The Cure to help players stay safe, recognise misinformation and understand the importance of vaccination during COVID-19 pandemic. A key part of this collaboration is a video where WHO and GOARN experts play through Plague Inc: The Cure alongside the game's creators and compare it with public health management in real-life scenarios.  The experts are put to the test as they try to save the world by balancing public health measures, research and development, and social and e