{"id":13052,"date":"2022-03-30T06:34:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T06:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=13052"},"modified":"2022-03-30T08:51:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T08:51:29","slug":"why-were-basque-country-poland-bohemia-and-milan-spared-from-the-black-death-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/why-were-basque-country-poland-bohemia-and-milan-spared-from-the-black-death-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Why were Basque Country, Poland, Bohemia and Milan spared from the Black Death? &#8211; Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Why were Basque Country, Poland, Bohemia and Milan spared from the Black Death? - Part II\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p>Many speculations came up regarding pollen count, population density, location and climate etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But how about this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Plague: How Did One Village Survive? | Riddle Of The Plague Survivors | Timeline\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WfRJEm96Lgo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> Geneticist Steven O&#8217;Brien investigates whether a genetic mutation that helped the inhabitants of a village called Eyam in Derbyshire survive the Black Death pandemic in the 14th century help scientists find a cure for AIDS. <br> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>What exactly was it that the survivors had in common?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rh-negative-blood-and-people\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yhkUzclOP3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/rh-negatives-resistant-to-chikungunya\/\">Rh negatives resistant to chikungunya<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Rh negatives resistant to chikungunya&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/rh-negatives-resistant-to-chikungunya\/embed\/#?secret=JuteRNDFCT#?secret=yhkUzclOP3\" data-secret=\"yhkUzclOP3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><em><strong> In the individual familial studies, we also observed that the family who is having O positive blood group is completely affected with chikungunya fever. However, within the same family the person having O negative is not showing any symptoms of chikungunya.<br><\/strong><\/em><br> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eyam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The village from the video is Eyam in Derbyshire, England. (opens in a new tab)\">The village from the video is Eyam in Derbyshire, England.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Wikipedia:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><em> Survival among those affected appeared random, as many who remained alive had close contact with those who died but never caught the disease. For example, Elizabeth Hancock was uninfected despite burying six children and her husband in eight days. The graves are known as the Riley graves after the farm where they lived.<\/em><\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eyam#cite_note-pbs-14\"><strong><em>[14]<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/sup><strong><em>&nbsp;The unofficial village&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gravedigger\"><strong><em>gravedigger<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, Marshall Howe, also survived, despite handling many infected bodies.<\/em><\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eyam#cite_note-Clifford-16\"><strong><em>[16]<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/sup><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong><br> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to Part I:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rh-negative-blood-and-people\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9YBcnQDMMa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/why-were-basque-country-poland-bohemia-and-milan-spared-from-the-black-death\/\">Why were Basque Country, Poland, Bohemia and Milan spared from the Black Death?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Why were Basque Country, Poland, Bohemia and Milan spared from the Black Death?&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/why-were-basque-country-poland-bohemia-and-milan-spared-from-the-black-death\/embed\/#?secret=PSNPW52v3c#?secret=9YBcnQDMMa\" data-secret=\"9YBcnQDMMa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Why were Basque Country, Poland, Bohemia and Milan spared from the Black Death? - Part II\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Why were Basque Country, Poland, Bohemia and Milan spared from the Black Death? - Part II\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>Many speculations came up regarding pollen count, population density, location and climate etc. But how about this? Geneticist Steven O&#8217;Brien investigates whether a genetic mutation that helped the inhabitants of a village called Eyam in Derbyshire survive the Black Death pandemic in the 14th century help scientists find a cure for AIDS. What exactly was it that the survivors had in common? Remember this? The village from the video is Eyam in Derbyshire, England. From Wikipedia: Survival among those affected appeared random, as many who remained alive had close contact with those who died but never caught the disease. For example, Elizabeth Hancock was uninfected despite burying six children and her husband in eight days. 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