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Two hooded figures and a King grieve over a dead person while another masked figure comes to cleanse the room of the plague. Source: Wellcome Library, London Plague Victims
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people [2] perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. [3]
25 maj 2016 · The Black Death, an outbreak of bubonic plague that devastated Europe and Asia between 1346 and 1353, is considered one of the greatest cataclysms of all time. The disease, caused by the...
7 wrz 2011 · Black rats, Rattus rattus, like the one above, are the other half of the duo blamed for spreading plague. Rats, like humans, are highly susceptible to plague and outbreaks among humans are often...
17 wrz 2010 · The Black Death was a devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s. Explore the facts of the plague, the symptoms it caused and how millions died...
18 sie 2017 · Iconic Plague Images Are Often Not What They Seem. August 18, 201712:14 PM ET. By. Rae Ellen Bichell. Many of the images we associate with the plague actually depict leprosy or smallpox. In fact,...
23 kwi 2020 · Most evidence points to the Black Death being the main bubonic strain of plague, spread far and wide by flea-ridden rats on boats and fleas on the bodies and clothes of travelers.
