Novladex is the trade name for tamoxifen. In some cases, health care professionals may use the trade name Novladex when referring to the generic drug name tamoxifen. Drug type: Tamoxifen is a hormone therapy. (For more detail, see How this drug works section below).
Bubonic plague is a potentially fatal infection caused by the bacterium Yersina pestis. Bubonic plague is not usually spread directly from person to person. Small rodents, such as rats, mice, squirrels, and weasels, carry the infection. These animals have fleas that are infected with the plague bacteria.
Was the Black Death the bubonic plague? Although most historians believe that the Black Death was the bubonic plague, some historians disagree. The descriptions by the medieval chroniclers are not clear, and often include details â eg the death of animals â which do not fit the modern bubonic plague.