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Black and White photo of Kitty Wilkinson. Kitty Wilkinson became recognised during a cholera epidemic in 1832. She had the only boiler in her neighbourhood and allowed her neighbours to use it for one penny per week. She had quickly realised the importance of thoroughly cleaning infected clothing and line to help stop the spread of cholera, thus saving many lives.

Kitty Wilkinson – The Saint of the Slums l Liverpool l Hero

Kitty Wilkinson became recognised during a cholera epidemic in 1832. She had the only boiler in her neighbourhood and allowed her neighbours to use it for one penny per week. She had quickly realised ...

A map of the area where researchers believe the plague began Nature

Ancient DNA has revealed where the plague started

A new study analyzing Ancient DNA has revealed where the plague started and it is possible that it originated in Kyrgyzstan from where it spread to Europe.

This electron microscopic (EM) image depicted a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from of a human skin sample. On the left were mature, oval-shaped virus particles, and on the right were the crescents, and spherical particles of immature virions.

Monkeypox may have evolved at an accelerated rate scientists say

The recent Monkeypox virus may have evolved at an accelerated rate scientists say. The virus is mutating up to 12 times faster (in one year) than expected. In all, the virus carries 50 new mutations n...

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