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Sixteenth-century plague decimated the poor and children

A plague epidemic struck the Swiss city of Basel in the late sixteenth century, devastating the most vulnerable populations.

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Historical records show that the poor and young children were the primary victims of this epidemic wave.

This retrospective analysis sheds light on the social and biological mechanisms of past health crises.

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