Scientists find medieval plague outbreaks picked up speed over 300 years

Researchers who analyzed thousands of documents covering a 300-year span of plague outbreaks in London, England, have estimated that the disease spread four times faster in the 17th century than it had in the 14th century.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201019155926.htm