Red plague

Why subscribe? • The ultimate action-packed science and technology magazine bursting with exciting information about the universe • Subscribe today and save an extra 5% with checkout code 'LOVE5' • Engaging articles, amazing illustrations & exclusive interviews • Issues delivered straight to your door or device However, before Moses could lead the 40-year journey through the desert, he needed the Pharaoh's permission to free the Jews, who were slaves in the land of Egypt, according to the Torah. But the Pharaoh had a hard heart, prompting the Lord to send down 10 plagues until the Pharaoh changed his mind, the Torah reports. Could any of these plagues have occurred through natural phenomena? Live Science looks at possible scientific explanations behind each of the 10 plagues. The sudden appearance of red-hued waters in the Nile could have been caused by a red algae bloom, which appears when certain conditions enable a type of microscopic algae to reproduce in such great numbers that the waters they live in appear to be stained a bloody red. This phenomenon is known as " Frogs (Image credit: Hulton Archive/Getty) What do you do next, after turning a nation's water supply into blood? If you're following Moses' playbook, you inundate them with frogs. For the second plague, Moses allegedly conjured vast quantities of frogs that swarmed into people's homes — even finding their way into the Egyptians' beds, ovens and cookware. As it happens, the phenomenon of " And in May 2010 i...

The Red Death is a terrible plague, a highly contagious disease that leaves a trail of death and suffering in its wake. Fourteenth-century Europe was devastated by a similar disease called the bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death. It's estimated that something like sixty percent of Europe's population was wiped out by the plague, spread by rats' fleas. If anything, the Red Death's even worse. It's caused massive devastation in Prince Prospero's dominions, leaving them severely depopulated. It's a truly horrible disease that suddenly attacks its victims, leading to sharp pains, sudden dizziness, and bleeding from every pore. (That's why it's called the "Red" Death). And to make matters worse, the plague leaves such big ugly blood stains all over your face and body that it frightens people away from helping you. Not that there's much they can do, of course, as the Red Death's completely incurable. But Prince Prospero really couldn't care less. He doesn't give a hoot about the welfare of his people. He sees the Red Death as a great opportunity to have a good time, to throw a massive party for himself and his rich aristocratic friends inside the fortified walls of his castellated abbey. Here they'll be safe from the murderous pestilence raging outside. Or so they think. See eNotes Ad-Free

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