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was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. It is widely thought to have been an outbreak of bubonic plague caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, but this view has recently been challenged. Usually thought to have started in Central Asia, it had reached the Crimea by 1346 and from there, probably carried by fleas residing on the black rats that were regular passengers on merchant ships, it spread throughout the Mediterranean and Europe. The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30% to 60% of Europe's population, reducing the world's population from an estimated 450 million to between 350 and 375 million in 1400. This has been seen as creating a series of religious, social and economic upheavals which had profound effects on the course of European history. It took 150 years for Europe's population to recover. The plague returned at various times, resulting in a larger number of deaths, until it left Europe in the 19th century.
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Aahlya Mendez on 03 Jan 10Black death was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history.In europe peaking between 1348 and 1350 it was the most deadliest.That illness caused bacteria yersinia pestis caused a plague that was buboni and could kill you.People say that it started in central africa but how did it spred to italy and europe.It was caried by fleas and black rats on the ships when they moved by ships. Well in some parts of the world they cured people like isolating them in to groups of people with the same sikness.
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