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How bubonic plague rewired the human immune system

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Written by BBC on February 28, 2024

Under the microscope, Yersinia pestis doesn't look particularly special. It's a fairly standard shape for a bacterium – a sort of short, round-ended rod – and relatively immobile. 

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