A DISEASE that notoriously claimed the life of Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert — and may, more recently, have put The ...

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have genetically analyzed the remains of former soldiers who retreated from Russia in 1812. They detected two pathogens, those responsible for paratyphoid fever ...

The pathogens that weakened an empire Paratyphoid fever is a life-threatening intestinal illness spread through contaminated food and water. In the crowded, unsanitary conditions of a military retreat ...

Napoleon, the remains of his lice-ridden army, and typhus. (Art by Carlos Ayala/Courthouse News, using some AI-generated elements) (CN) — In June 1812, French leader Napoleon Bonaparte led his troops ...

A brain-swelling disease is making a comeback, with new strains proving resistant to antibiotics. Drug-resistant typhoid has ...

Napoleon’s withdrawal from Russia in 1812 was one of history’s most disastrous retreats. New research bolsters the theory that diseases made the calamitous situation even worse. Researchers in France ...

(Reuters) -The retreat from Russia by Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Grande Armée in 1812 was a cataclysmic event that marked the beginning of the end for his empire and personal dominance in ...

In the summer of 1812, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led about half a million soldiers to invade the Russian Empire. But by December, only a fraction of the army remained alive. Historical records ...

Typhoid can strike even if you drink clean or RO water. Doctors warn that the infection often spreads through contaminated ...