Midevil Research Project
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I. General Information
Black Death: During the late Middle Ages, Europe and Asia were overcome by the Black Death, or "The Plague." Between the years of 1347 and 1352, twenty-five percent of Europe, over 60 million people, died as a result of this disease, later known as the Bubonic Plague. The disease is caused by the bacteria yesteriapestis, and lives in rats and other rodents. The rats are bitten by fleas that, in turn, bite humans. The bacteria invade the lymph nodes and cause a...
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