Medieval Diseases Are Mounting A Comeback, Specialists Say. What Are The Causes?
Typhus, shigellosis, plague — medieval diseases are making a resurgence in the U.S. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Jeffrey Duchin explains what's happening.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed concern about the rise of typhus in his State of the State address this year, calling it a “medieval disease … in 2019.”
Infectious disease specialists say the problem is real. And it’s not just typhus. It’s also plague — yes, plague — shigellosis and bartonella quintana.
One reason is homelessness,
