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The Plague, the Other Protagonist of Hamnet

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'Hamnet', the film by Chloé Zhao, addresses the pain of William Shakespeare and his wife over the death of their son, caused by the plague. A disease that has caused millions of deaths throughout history, when there were no antibiotics at the time. Currently, there have been no cases described in Europe and some isolated in the United States. The three most endemic countries are Madagascar, Peru and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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'Hamnet', the film by Chloé Zhao, addresses the pain of William Shakespeare and his wife over the death of their son, caused by the plague. A disease that has caused millions of deaths throughout history, when there were no antibiotics at the time. Currently, there have been no cases described in Europe and some isolated in the United States. The three most endemic countries are Madagascar, Peru and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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EfeSalud broke the news in on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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