“It spread across Europe in just six years — and wiped out 60 percent of the European population.”
Read the entire article here: The Black Death’s utter destruction of 14th-century Europe, in one scary GIF – Vox
Bubonic plague
“Before the bubonic plague wrecked Europe, it was way less contagious”
New Research: “They found the DNA of Yersinia pestis bacteria in seven individuals, the oldest of which walked the earth around 2794 B.C. Until now, the earliest known DNA sample of this bacteria dated to the sixth century Plague of Justinian.” Very cool!
Read the entire article here: Before the bubonic plague wrecked Europe, it was way less contagious
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