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The Black Death: A Timeline of the Gruesome Pandemic - History The Black Death: A Timeline of the Gruesome Pandemic - History Posted: 16 Apr 2020 12:00 AM PDT Nearly 700 years after the Black Death swept through Europe, it still haunts the world as the worst-case scenario for an epidemic. Called the Great Mortality as it caused its devastation, this second great pandemic of Bubonic Plague became known as the Black Death in the late 17th Century. Modern genetic analysis suggests that the Bubonic plague was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis or Y. pestis . Chief among its symptoms are painfully swollen lymph glands that form pus-filled boils called buboes. Sufferers also face fever, chills, headaches, shortness of breath, hemorrhaging, bloody sputum, vomiting and delirium, and if it goes untreated, a survival rate of 50 percent. During the Black Death, three different forms of the plague manifested across Europe. Below is a timeline...

“Covid infections remain high but stable - BBC News” plus 2 more Covid infections remain high but stable - BBC News GameStop stock soars after trading app reverses changes; Wall Street titans bend to pressure - KTLA Coronavirus variant ‘co-infection’ found among 2 Brazilian patients: scientists - Fox News Covid infections remain high but stable - BBC News Posted: 29 Jan 2021 05:45 AM PST [unable to retrieve full-text content] Covid infections remain high but stable    BBC News GameStop stock soars after trading app reverses changes; Wall Street titans bend to pressure - KTLA Posted: 29 Jan 2021 01:12 PM PST Another bout of selling gripped the U.S. stock market Friday, as anxiety mounts over whether the frenzy behind a swift, meteoric rise in GameStop and a handful of other stocks will damage Wall Street overall. The S&P 500 dropped 1.9%, giving the benchmark inde...

Stop a Pandemic With 'The Cure' Mode for Plague Inc. - PCMag Stop a Pandemic With 'The Cure' Mode for Plague Inc. - PCMag Posted: 10 Nov 2020 12:00 AM PST (Credit: Ndemic Creations) Plague Inc. is launching a new mode that'll let you save the world from a global pandemic.  Developer Ndemic Creations will roll out "Plague Inc: The Cure" on Nov. 11. Traditionally, Plague Inc. has had players develop a disease to infect and wipe out humanity—a premise that's become especially morbid in light of COVID-19. With the new mode, you'll be charged with fending off the coming plague by coordinating with the world's governments. "Take control and stop a deadly global pandemic," Ndemic Creations wrote in the release notes for the update. "Allocate resources to boost testing capacity, make face masks compulsory, lock down countries or develop a vaccine in Plague Inc.'s bigg...

“Scientists trial whether candy could detect an infection because of a loss of taste and smell - Daily Mail” plus 1 more Scientists trial whether candy could detect an infection because of a loss of taste and smell - Daily Mail Posted: 28 Jan 2021 10:49 AM PST A study from The Ohio State University are testing an unusual method to screen people for coronavirus exposure: hard candy Although symptoms like cough, fever and shortness of breath are also common, at least 86 percent of patients who test positive report a loss of smell. Eight flavors of hard candy that are all the same color are being manufactured for the experiment. Participants will be asked to identify the smell and taste of the candy every day for 90 days.  If one of their senses ever appears to be muted, an app will alert them to go into quarantine and immediately get tested for COVID-19.  Every day study participants will be asked sniff and eat...

“The Black Death: how did the world's deadliest pandemic change society? | OUPblog - OUPblog” plus 1 more The Black Death: how did the world's deadliest pandemic change society? | OUPblog - OUPblog Posted: 29 Jan 2021 02:30 AM PST Conspiracy theories abound that COVID-19 originated in a laboratory, although history provides a number of examples of global pandemics caused by a pathogen crossing over from mammals to humans. The best example is the Black Death of 1346-53, which killed around one half of the population of the known world and caused global economic output to fall by perhaps 40%. The sudden change in the behaviour of this disease was linked directly to a sustained period of extreme weather and major climatic change, to heightened levels of global trade, and to over-population and impoverishment. Sound familiar? The first outbreak of the Black Death was—still is—the worst pandemic and catastrophe inflic...

Apple releases its ‘Best of 2020’ App Store winners and most downloaded apps of the year - TechCrunch Apple releases its ‘Best of 2020’ App Store winners and most downloaded apps of the year - TechCrunch Posted: 02 Dec 2020 12:00 AM PST Apple today released its highly anticipated annual list of the best apps and games of 2020. As in previous years, App Store editors selected the winners based on factors like the app's quality, creative design, usability and use of Apple technology, among other things. The "Best of 2020" winners this year include a number of apps that helped people transition to a life spent at home. For example, home workout app Wakeout! won iPhone App of the Year, while Zoom snagged the top spot as the iPad App of the Year. Disney+, which helped families keep kids entertained during coronavirus lockdowns, won for Apple TV App of the Year. The streaming service had just won "best app" in Google Play...