the Plague of London

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf epidemic
gptkbp:causedBy bacteria Yersinia pestis
gptkbp:community improved sanitation
better waste management
development of vaccination techniques
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired literature
inspired art
inspired public health reforms
gptkbp:finaleDate 1666
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Great_Fire_of_London
gptkbp:governs establishment of pesthouses
burial of the dead in mass graves
gptkbp:historicalContext linked to the Black Death
part of the Second Pandemic
gptkbp:historicalRecords detailed accounts by contemporaries
diaries of citizens
government records of deaths
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the last major outbreaks in England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Plague of London
gptkbp:legacy influenced urban planning
inspired memorials and monuments
shaped public health policies
influenced modern epidemiology
led_to_the_establishment_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Thomas_Hobbes
Samuel Pepys
gptkbp:occursIn 1665
gptkbp:populationTrend approximately 100,000 people
gptkbp:safetyFeatures closed public places
isolation of infected individuals
gptkbp:symptoms fatigue
fever
chills
swollen lymph nodes
headaches
gptkbp:transferFee continental_Europe
other_parts_of_England
gptkbp:transmission fleas