Health
Bubonic plague outbreaks spread four times faster in the 17th century than 14th century, study suggests – The Independent
Later waves of disease saw infection rates double every 11 days

Researchers examining the impacts of bubonic plague in London, since it first arrived from Asia in the mid 1300s, until the last major epidemic in 1666, have estimated the disease spread four times faster in the 17th century than it had in the 14th century.
After analysing thousands of documents covering a 300-year time span detailing the plague outbreaks in the capital, researchers from McMaster University in Canada have revealed how the spread of the disease accelerated during later epidemics.
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