
Preview | Chasing the Plague
Preview: Season 22 Episode 10 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Scientists study medieval bubonic plague victims in hopes of preventing future outbreaks.
Follow scientists as they track down the earliest known bubonic plague victims in hopes of preventing future outbreaks, while historians and scholars explore the societal impact of the plague on medieval Europe. What happens when a third of a continent’s population is wiped out?
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Preview | Chasing the Plague
Preview: Season 22 Episode 10 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Follow scientists as they track down the earliest known bubonic plague victims in hopes of preventing future outbreaks, while historians and scholars explore the societal impact of the plague on medieval Europe. What happens when a third of a continent’s population is wiped out?
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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-It almost killed the entire Eurasian population.
-We have to imagine the impact that that must have had on society.
-Now, can newfound knowledge o where the Black Death originated help combat future pandemics?
-To understand how pandemics are initiated is really important to be better defended today.
-Chasing the Plague on "Secrets of the Dead."
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