SOME of the deadliest diseases in history are making a comeback in the UK, and there are fears even the Black Death could return to these shores.
There were 10 suspected cases of the plague at hospitals in the past five years, the most recent reported between 2014 and 2015.
Although none was confirmed by Public Health England, which said there had been no cases of the plague in the UK since 1918, experts warned it highlighted the need for extra vigilance to protect the public from killer conditions more commonly associated with centuries ago.
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