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  1. Jul 14, 2024 · Black Death, pandemic that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351, taking a proportionately greater toll of life than any other known epidemic or war up to that time. The Black Death is widely thought to have been the result of plague, caused by infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis.

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    The Black Death was the second great natural disaster to strike Europe during the Late Middle Ages (the first one being the Great Famine of 1315–1317) and is estimated to have killed 30% to 60% of the European population, as well as approximately 33% of the population of the Middle East.

  3. Sep 17, 2010 · The Black Death was a devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s. The plague arrived in Europe in October 1347, when 12 ships from the...

  4. Apr 5, 2023 · The Black Death was a plague pandemic that devastated medieval Europe from 1347 to 1352. The Black Death killed an estimated 25-30 million people. The disease originated in central Asia and was taken to the Crimea by Mongol warriors and traders.

  5. Jul 6, 2020 · Plague was one of history’s deadliest diseases—then we found a cure. Known as the Black Death, the much feared disease spread quickly for centuries, killing millions.

  6. List of causes and effects of the devastating pandemic known as the Black Death. At the time the pandemic ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351, many people thought the Black Death was a punishment for their sins. Today scientists think it was an outbreak of plague.

  7. Apr 16, 2020 · The Black Death haunts the world as the worst-case scenario for the speed of disease's spread. It was the second pandemic caused by the bubonic plague, and ravaged Earth’s population.

  8. List of important facts regarding the Black Death, pandemic that ravaged Europe during the 14th century. The Black Death originated in Asia and was transmitted to Europe by 1347. One-fourth to one-third of the European population, or a total of 25 million people, died during the outbreak.

  9. Key points. In 1348 - 49, the Black Death swept across Europe, killing up to half of the population. There were two main types of plague: bubonic and pneumonic. Treatments and cures were...

  10. Jun 17, 2021 · Bubonic plague is an infection spread mostly to humans by infected fleas that travel on rodents. Called the Black Death, it killed millions of Europeans during the Middle Ages. Prevention doesn’t include a vaccine, but does involve reducing your exposure to mice, rats, squirrels and other animals that may be infected.