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Modern explanations of the bubonic plague?

Answer 1

The Bubonic Plague, or Black Death was a disease, spread by rats in Africa and Europe. Over a short period of time, it affected millions and killed even more. It was the beginning of the second plague pandemic too.

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I learned about this last year, there was so much death and destruction, it must have been a horrible time to live in.

Answer 2

Plague came to Europe in the 14th century and rapidly conquered the continent. The pandemic, one of the worst in human history, killed tens of millions. Up to 60 percent of the population succumbed to the bacteria called Yersinia pestis during outbreaks that recurred for 500 years. The most famous outbreak, the Black Death, earned its name from a symptom: lymph nodes that became blackened and swollen after bacteria entered through the skin.

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