Iron in Two Seventeenth-Century Plague Epidemics

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3386629
AutoresStephen R Ell (autor de correspondencia)
Año1985
Volumen15
Número3
Páginas445
Fecha de publicación1985-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journal of Interdisciplinary History (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-1953 • E-ISSN: 1530-9169
EditorialJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/204140
PMID11617360
OpenAlexW2316550462
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9

Iron in Two Seventeenth-Century Plague Epidemics The epidemiology of medieval plague is a matter of considerable controversy. Many local studies have been accomplished, but few have led to ageand sex-specific death rates. Some authors, scholars of both medieval and modern history, have considered children and women to be the most likely victims. At the other extreme are those who have placed the peak of mortality among elderly males. In modern times, plague has shown a definite propensity for healthy, young adult males. In general, males are twice as likely to become infected and five times as likely to die of plague as females. This bias is true in adulthood. Among children no sex differential has been demonstrated.1

Ancient history · Geography · Plague (disease) · History · Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research