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Vor einem Tag · The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. The disease is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and spread by fleas and through the air.
- 1346–1353
- Bubonic plague
- 75,000,000–200,000,000 (estimated)
Vor einem Tag · 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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- It is not known for certain how many people died during the Black Death. About 25 million people are estimated to have died in Europe from the plag...
- The Black Death is believed to have been the result of plague, an infectious fever caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. The disease was likely...
- The plague that caused the Black Death originated in China in the early to mid-1300s and spread along trade routes westward to the Mediterranean an...
- Yersinia causes three types of plague in humans: bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic. Although there is DNA evidence that Yersinia was present in vi...
- The effects of the Black Death were many and varied. Trade suffered for a time, and wars were temporarily abandoned. Many labourers died, which dev...
- The Black Death has also been called the Great Mortality, a term derived from medieval chronicles’ use of magna mortalitas. This term, along with m...
Vor einem Tag · The bubonic plague killed an estimated 25 million people in Europe—about one-third of the continent’s population—during a pandemic known as the Black Death in the mid-1300s. But exactly how ...
Vor 20 Stunden · Discover how the Black Death transformed Europe in just 30 seconds! This deadly plague not only decimated populations but also reshaped society, economy, and...
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Vor 3 Tagen · Giovanni Boccaccio provided the most famous description of what happened during the Black Death in Italy. His report on the behavior of the Florentines after plague entered their city during the spring of 1348 serves as introduction and frame for his collection of 100 tales entitled the Decameron.
Vor 3 Tagen · The findings challenge widespread views of how the Black Death wreaked havoc in the Middle Ages, say scientists. And are pretty gross, to be honest. The bubonic plague pandemic – one of the most ...
Vor 3 Tagen · By PLOS May 21, 2024. New research indicates human body lice are highly efficient at spreading the plague, potentially reshaping our understanding of historical pandemics, including the Black Death of the Middle Ages which killed millions of people in Europe. Study could challenge the widespread view that fleas and rats are the only ...
