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Black Death

June 21 , 2022 888 days 873 0
  • As per the recent study, the black death originated in modern day northern Kyrgyzstan around 1338-1339.
  • The term Black Death refers to the bubonic plague that spread across Western Asia, Northern Africa, Middle East and Europe in 1346-53.
  • Black Death was caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis.
  • It was spread by fleas that were carried by rodent hosts.

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