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Franciscans treat plague victims in an Italian illustration from c1474. Religious guilds proliferated in the wake of the Black Death, offering care both to the afflicted and to lonely, destitute survivors. © Getty

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A Short History of Quarantine

In this woodcut from 1512, a doctor and his assistants tend to a plague patient.

Beautiful graphic map tracking the spread of the Black Death in the 1300s. http://www.dastevenson.com/Works/Pages/Maps.html#21

Map of the Black Plague

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The Plague Doctor, Part 4

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There’s An Outbreak Of Plague — Yes, Plague — In Madagascar

Here's What You Need To Know About The Plague Outbreak In Madagascar

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real plague doctor and the history of black death

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